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She was sure, she was now. Danna was right: Olivia Winston wouldn’t let her out of her sight for a moment, because her secret was too big to risk Danna telling it. And if she had already been able to kill her stepmother, a simple maid wouldn’t mean anything to her. She picked up the phone and dialed the only number where she knew she could get help at that moment. A hoarse, sleepy voice answered from the other side of the world. “Loan…?” You were right was her greeting. “You were right when you told me to look, but now I need help.” Explaining to Jhon what she needed was simple, but she knew she couldn’t get him everything right away. “Give me a couple of days,” Jhon told her. “I’ll have everything ready by Saturday at the latest, but if things go as you told me, it’s best not to push her luck, keep a low profile and try to stay on good terms with that woman.” Loan thanked her and hung up. A plan had formed in his head, but it all depended on Jhon getting him the necessary items. He sat up in bed and looked at the time. There were still a few hours until nightfall and he could go replace Danna without being seen. Darkness covered the sky as dusk approached, and Loan felt his heart pounding with anticipation of what would soon happen. He entered through his window just as he had done before, but this time he didn’t replace Danna waiting for him there. Instead, loud voices came from the small entrance hall of the little house. He looked out into the corridor and carefully approached the back of the stairs to hear better. “Don’t act like an idiot, I don’t suck my thumb!” Olivia’s shrill and unpleasant voice could be heard. In the living room Danna swallowed and looked at the floor because she knew that looking at her face would only exasperate her more. Thanks for reading at LeeNovelas.com. “Tell me the truth, you dead fly!” Do you know Loan Keller? Do you have anything to do with him? —Olivia barked. —No, ma’am, I swear I don’t… Besides, where would I meet a man with that much money? —Danna murmured. Olivia crossed her arms considering the possibility, and luckily her arrogance and ego convinced her. —That’s true too. Where would a starving woman like you meet a millionaire like him? If the only men who go to the championships probably did it to see their asses —she mocked but then seemed to reconsider—. I don’t want you to get close to him anyway! —she warned her. Loan Keller is a great catch and I don’t want him to have eyes for anyone else. —If you want, I won’t even serve in the dining room again, ma’am —Danna murmured and Olivia nodded. —That would be fine. Besides, when the sale is closed, you’re going to leave here with me. I don’t care if you have to escape, but you’re either leaving here with me or you’re not leaving at all. Leda, you already know me and you know what I’m capable of doing, so don’t tempt me—he croaked in a threatening tone. Remember. Read this novel only at LeeNovelas.com, not on other sites.Then he turned his back and left there, while Danna hugged her body and tried to stay calm. She was about to go up the stairs to look for the baby in Lili’s room, when she saw Loan peeking out from behind the stairs. She ran towards him, checking to see if there was a window nearby and then put her arms around his neck. “God, this anguish is killing me!” she murmured as he held her tightly. A second later he dragged her to his room and closed the door. There they hugged each other, kissing desperately, holding each other close. In their kisses they seemed to transmit all the burden of feelings accumulated by the situation they had been dragged into. Their bodies were joined as if they wanted to show each other what they were unable to say with words. Loan’s fingers ran down her back until they reached her waist and his mouth traveled down her neck. While she tried to stifle her moans, he gave her small kisses on her lips to calm her down. Loan ran his hands through his hair as Danna buried her face in his chest seeking comfort, savoring the feeling of being in his arms. Both of their breathing was labored, but he only held her tighter. Loan felt like she was going to explode, he wanted her so much it hurt. The only thing he could think about at that moment was undressing her and making her his again. He took a hand out of her hair and caressed her cheek, then slid his fingers down her neck, the outline of her lips and her chin. He was going to take her to the edge of madness and beyond, he was going to make her moan with pleasure until she couldn’t take it anymore. As his hands slid gently down her body, she began to tremble uncontrollably.All he could think about at that moment was undressing her and making her his again. He removed a hand from her hair and caressed her cheek, then slid his fingers along her neck, the contour of her lips and her chin. He was going to take her to the edge of madness and beyond, he was going to make her moan with pleasure until she couldn’t take it anymore. As his hands slid gently over her body, she began to tremble uncontrollably.All he could think about at that moment was undressing her and making her his again. He removed a hand from her hair and caressed her cheek, then slid his fingers along her neck, the contour of her lips and her chin. He was going to take her to the edge of madness and beyond, he was going to make her moan with pleasure until she couldn’t take it anymore. As his hands slid gently over her body, she began to tremble uncontrollably.You want this as much as I do, right? Danna just nodded with her eyes closed and bit her lip when she felt his fingers exploring under her clothes. Yes, she wanted it too much, but what they both wanted at that moment wasn’t exactly possible. He had just lowered his lips to kiss her when someone knocked loudly on the bedroom door. “Leda? Are you there?” They heard Lili’s voice. “I saw that the lady left… can I come in?” Loan quickly separated from her, but the desire still burned in him as he tried to replace the words to get out of that embarrassing situation. Danna looked at him trembling and made silent gestures that ended with him shoving everything crumpled into the closet just before she opened the door. “Yes, Lili, she’s already gone,” she said, trying to appear calm. Thank you for taking care of the baby for me. She took her son from Lili’s arms. She was a small and apparently weak girl, so even though she was supposed to be on the house cleaning staff, she was left in charge of the plants and the greenhouse, because that’s what the old lady had arranged. The girl said goodbye with a smile and Danna let out a sigh of relief when everything fell silent. They had almost been caught. The baby was already asleep so she put him in the bed and went to open the closet to see Loan curled up in there. “We’re alone now,” she said and he came out, smiling instantly when he saw his son. He wanted to wake him up with kisses and stay all night with him and his mother, but he knew he couldn’t. They had to get out of there, and in the meantime hide from everything and everyone. “We can’t do this here,” he murmured and she nodded with a small sigh in which resignation and frustration were mixed. He held her for a few more seconds, before caressing her cheek tenderly. —I have to go, but I’m almost there. —Loan, it’s not going to work, buying this place is not going to work. —I know, that’s why I already put other pieces in motion. I need you to have everything you need ready. If you have anything of sentimental value that you want to take… whatever it is, have it ready —he asked her. Danna nodded and watched him sneak back out the window. She was scared, very scared, but if Loan had been able to replace her, then she had to trust that he would get her out of there with her son. The next day in the morning and after sleeping for a few hours, Loan was much fresher. Olivia didn’t take her annoyed face off, but apparently decided to make one last attempt to dissuade him. —What do you think if we have a soiree this Saturday night? she proposed. I could introduce you to our closest circle and then you would have a chance to test the servants’ skills at events. Maybe there is one that doesn’t suit you after all. Loan pretended to think about it for a moment and then nodded. From her words, he already had an idea of ​​what Olivia was up to,But if it gave him a head start until Saturday, that was fine with him. “I think that’s great, and you’re right: I’m not going to stay with clumsy employees who don’t know how to do their job,” he said, and he saw her smile. And then it was clear to him: that party only had one goal: to humiliate Danna so that he would reject her.