The Billionaire's Hidden Bride: The Secret Heiress

se would waste fabric on you," Maya's new mot

never worn anything like this in her life. The fabric shimmered, but it felt s

le celebrating Mr. Sterling's

hed for the rail to steady herself, but her new mother hisse

living quietly in her small countryside house, far away from all this glitter

r. Sterling was her biological father. And now, she

the room began to notice her.

ryside girl they brough

e belongs here," another whisp

e heavy makeup made her look like the joker. A faint,

r Maya to hear, "They really brought he

, fixing her gaze on the

arted slightly as Nelly appeared. She looked dazzling and d

girls followed her, their laug

ingly. "As you all know, she's my dad's illegitimate chil

she didn't l

e was younger, he must have had an affair with one of those... lowlifes." She gestured toward

y, dear. You actually have to share your father with... her?"

jaw c

haring anything. Dad's just being charitable. Giving her a roo

looked away, forcing herself to stay calm

e, I... I need to use the bathroom. Co

"Oh, careful not to steal the soap,

d me to show you ho

, none of them had any i

down the long, glittering hall. The mansio

a woman in unifor

id carefully, "are you..

nodded. "Yes, miss.

a exhaled

e show me where

This way," the wom

passage until they stopped at a

," Maya sa

s," the woman smiled

marble counters, gold faucets, and a faint scent of roses. She used the toilet, fl

and stepped out. She immediately thought maybe she should've just stay

, then turned

ndle, someone brushed past her, the t

l muttered, glaring as she disappeared into the

ng slightly. "Okay then," sh

back toward the main hall. The sound of laughter

l swing; waiters carried t

r group of friends clustered near the bar sect

ed they would

Nelly and any of her friends. She planned to stand quietly at

he crowd. But then a girl bru

could catch herself, her elbow

shattered thr

nversations stopped in betwe

d, glittering under the light. The golden dragons that had once

eath h

oward her, gasp

e?" she screamed, g

d between the pie

ccident...so

r voice harsh. "Do you have a

s watching n

shaking her head in disbelief. "You j