Chapter 75

The housekeeper discovers one of the bedrooms’ doors locked from the inside early in the morning.

She alerts her employer, who opens the door with a spare key for the same room later.

“What are you doing here?” Anastasia is irritated to see her mother enter the room.

They decide to disturb her because she had not slept for the entire night, and now is the first time she has gotten some sleep.

Lauren was completely unaware that her daughter had returned and appeared to be a frequent traveler.

“When did you get here?” As the cleaner leaves the room, Lauren asks her daughter to give them more space.

She says, “Last night.”

Lauren notices Blake isn’t with her and realizes there’s something wrong with her.

“Whatever’s wrong, tell me; I’m your mother,” she says as she approaches her.

Anastasia has always been honest with her mother, and she and her brother have come to realize how easy it is to tell her everything, even though she is n