The maid stood completely still.
For a moment, she seemed unable to process what had happened.
Then her eyes filled with tears.
She looked down at the child clinging to her.
Emotion overwhelmed her.
The room quickly became uncomfortable.
Several guests exchanged confused glances.
Others assumed the child had made a mistake.
But Ethan refused to release her.
"No! You came back!"
he cried.
His voice carried genuine recognition.
Not confusion.
Not imagination.
Recognition.
Nearby, a powerful socialite named Victoria Hawthorne immediately reacted.
"Noah, get him away from her!"
The command sounded unusually desperate.
More desperate than angry.
And Noah noticed.
For the first time, he began questioning everything.
Especially the strange expression on the maid's face.