When Keira regained consciousness, she was already aboard the cruise ship.
The moment she opened her eyes, she realized she was in her own cabin. The sound of the wind gusted outside. Jolting upright, her first instinct was to grab her phone.
By all accounts, five days should have passed, and her phone ought to be out of battery. But when she powered it on, the display showed a battery level of 80%.
This could only mean one thing—someone had brought her back to the ship yesterday and even charged her phone.
No, wait...
Keira stared at her phone. Her social media accounts, even her private feed, had posts indicating she was still on the cruise.
There were even daily meal deliveries placed in her cabin.
This meant someone had been impersonating her the moment she disappeared.
The South family’s meticulousness was truly unparalleled. Even in the middle of the ocean, they’d gone out of their way to make sure no one noticed her absence by finding someone to play her role.
While she mulled over the situation, her phone buzzed with an incoming video call.
In the middle of the ocean, regular signals were nonexistent; only satellite signals worked. Keira accepted the call, and Lewis Horton’s face appeared on the screen.
In just a week, Lewis seemed to have lost some weight. The instant he saw Keira, his tense expression softened with visible relief.
"How have you been?" Keira asked.
Lewis wasted no time responding. "Erin’s guardian never returned to the South family with her, so I was able to pass myself off as her. But once at the South estate, I was confined to a villa. I’ve already sent you the layout. After observing the surroundings, I had a gut feeling that stepping outside would be a bad idea."
Keira nodded. "Right. They’ve got infrared detectors everywhere. No matter how well we disguise ourselves, the moment we step out, we’d be caught."
"That explains a lot," Lewis replied with a nod.
"How have you been holding up this past week?" Keira pressed.
"Not bad," he said. "Erin’s parents are very kind to her. Their home is warm and welcoming. I’ve just been staying out of sight in her room."
After exchanging updates, Keira asked, "About the South family—there’s no shortage of well-paid staff there. How did you manage to get someone to pass me a note?"
A faint smirk touched Lewis’s lips. "Where there are people, there’s always drama. Erin’s mother has five husbands who constantly vie for influence, each backed by their own family. Her third husband—the least favored—helped me out. I promised him a night alone with Erin’s mother in exchange for passing the message."
Keira blinked, completely taken aback. "What...what kind of family dynamic is this?"
She rubbed her temples, trying to make sense of it. "And he agreed so easily?"
"Not quite," Lewis admitted. "Since marrying Erin’s mother, he’s never spent a single night alone with her. Erin is their only heir, so if he doesn’t curry favor with her, what other choice does he have?"
Keira was speechless. She almost wanted to roll her eyes. So, the reason she had such a hard time gathering intel in Jessica South’s household boiled down to the fact that Jessica had too few men competing for her attention?
Keira gawked. "You...you learned what?"
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Anyone know of anywhere else I can read this?...
It’s been 10 days since the last update…….is there going to be anymore updates?...
So Keira's mother is the daughter of mr martin and scott & keira are cousins? Interesting!...
Please give us more than one page at a time. We are faithful to you we deserve more than just a page a day. Too slow posting will make a reader loose interest and look for another novel....
Thank you for your hardwork. However, please we need at least 7-10 chapters everyday....
Im getting bored in this story with 2 chapters uploaded daily! Maybe I'll just come back after Keira's done with all the tasks to see what will happen...
What could be the purpose of the tasks given to Keira? Is it a prep for Keira to become the head of South fam or something else?...
Can’t you translate more than two pages per day please? It only took me a few days to get to here and I’m getting bored waiting for more....
How many more chapters before Lewis appears at the banquet?? Im waiting to know the Olsen brothers & Victoria's reaction upon knowing that gigolo is Lewis....
Thank you for the updates, please upload more chapters everyday. I Love this story...