Morning Brings Fire
Vanessa found them at dawn.
Maya was asleep on the couch, Lucas resting calmly in her arms. Richard sat nearby, watching over them both as if they were something holy.
Her response wasn’t relief.
It was rage.
Within hours, whispers became headlines. Someone on staff leaked the story. By noon, every screen was talking about the wealthy infant saved by a house cleaner after his mother refused to nurse.
Vanessa’s humiliation burned hotter than guilt ever could. She threatened lawsuits, firings, reputations ruined.
“That woman will not touch my child again,” she hissed.
But the story had already escaped the mansion.
