Chapter 99

Hailey strutted down the hall, stopping one of the maids with a smug expression. "Where's that imposter, Alexia, staying?" "Mr. and Mrs. Reed share the same room," the maid replied cautiously. Hailey narrowed her eyes. "She's not in the room now. Where is she?" "I... I don't know," the maid stammered. "You work in the Reed residence. How could you not know?" Hailey jabbed her finger into the maid's forehead, her tone venomous. "Let me remind you—I'm going to be the next Mrs. Reed. Cross me, and I'll make sure you're out of here the moment I move in!" The maid, barely a few days into her job, started tearing up under Hailey's verbal assault. "I… I overheard the lady who delivers meals mentioning that Mrs. Reed has been locked up in the guest house." Hailey snorted disdainfully. "Take me there, then." Not daring to refuse, the maid timidly led the way. Alexia lay curled up on a dusty bed inside the guest house, her forehead burning with fever. Her lips were parched, and her body