The Maid's Midnight Lullaby
By @john1208
I only took the extra catering shift at the grand Ferrero engagement gala to afford a meal. Hiding behind a starched apron, I was just Delfina Navarro, a disgraced heiress learning to survive the ashes of my family's ruin. But when I smuggled a shivering stray terrier into the estate's kitchens during the toast, I didn't expect to be caught by the host himself. Bastian Ferrero is a notoriously ruthless, terrifyingly grumpy tycoon who hasn't slept a full night in four years. To my shock, he didn't fire me. Instead, he offered me a permanent position with a staggering reward bonus just to keep making him my grandmother's warm soups and to help me hide the dog. We bonded over whispered midnight conversations and brushing little Churro's fur, Bastian's cold demeanor melting into a fierce, quiet devotion. But that massive bonus is a trap. His board engineered his isolation, planning to frame his newest maid when his heart finally gives out from stress. With his greedy ex-wife returning to circle like a vulture, can my simple warmth save the man I'm falling for before the trap snaps shut on us both?
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