Billionaire's Regret Finding Her (Caitlin and Sebastian) novel Chapter 719

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The head housekeeper made a slow round through the room, flipping through everyone’s files before speaking. “All single women, step forward.”

Those who were unmarried looked thrilled as they took a step ahead. They thought being single would make them the most desirable choice. But the next words out of the housekeeper’s mouth crushed that hope. “You’re all dismissed. Step back.”

The single women froze for a moment, then walked out, faces pale with disappointment. Only a dozen women remained, all of them married.

The housekeeper walked past them, stopping to point at a few. “You, you, and you. Step forward.”

The chosen women looked respectable and well–kept. Even with age, their features hinted at the beauty they once had. But they, too, were dismissed.

One woman dared to ask why. The housekeeper gave her a cold look. “You may be married, but you reek of perfume and powder. The royal family doesn’t need women who only know how to dress up.”

After two rounds of elimination, only five women remained. Caitlin stood quietly among them, thankful that she’d listed herself as married and wore no perfume.

The housekeeper checked the remaining profiles and selected two names. “Agnes, Margaret. Step forward.”

“Agnes” was Caitlin’s disguised identity. Hearing her alias, she and another woman named Margaret stepped out of the line.

The housekeeper studied Agnes’s sallow face with approval. “Your file says you’re skilled in international cuisine?”

“Yes.”

“And you’re also trained in massage therapy and nursing?”

“Yes,” Caitlin replied, nodding slightly.

The housekeeper turned to Margaret with a few questions before giving a satisfied nod. “Good. You both fit our requirements. Agnes and Margaret, you’ll come back to the palace with me.”

Caitlin’s heart leapt with quiet joy. Magnus’s idea for her to disguise herself as plain–looking had clearly worked.

Once inside the palace, the housekeeper led the two women to meet the queen.

Since Caitlin had once impersonated Esme and met Heather before, she altered her voice carefully so Heather wouldn’t recognize her.

“These two will do,” Heather said after a quick glance. She studied the women’s modest postures and ordinary faces, feeling reassured.

Chapter 719

“Agnes, Margaret,” the housekeeper said, “you should know it’s Her Majesty who gave you this opportunity. From now on, you will serve the queen faithfully. Do you understand?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“If His Majesty is pleased with you, you will serve him as well. You’ll also report the king’s daily routines to the queen every day. Is that clear?”

“Clear.”

Caitlin understood then–Heather’s influence spread through every corner of the palace. Every servant here was one of her eyes and ears.

Heather reclined lazily on her chaise and waved a hand. “Go. Take them to see the king. Let’s see if he approves.”

Leif VI had been waiting. His heart was a storm of anxiety and hope. The secretary stepped in. “Your Majesty, the housekeeper has chosen two new maids. Would you like to meet them now?”

“Yes.”

The doors to the study opened. The housekeeper entered with two women in tow. “Your Majesty, these are the maids I personally selected today. If you’re not satisfied, I can find replacements.”

Leif VI said nothing at first, his gaze fixed on the two women before him. He knew his daughter was one of them–Magnus had told him that Caitlin’s disguised identity was Agnes.

Suppressing his emotions, he asked, “What are your names? Look up.”

Both women raised their heads slowly.

“Your Majesty, my name is Margaret.”

“Your Majesty, I’m Agnes.”

Leif VI’s eyes locked on Agnes. The sight of her pale, deliberately plain face made his chest tighten with

emotion.

It was her. His daughter. After all these years, she was standing right in front of him.

But he couldn’t reveal himself. He forced his emotions down and nodded slightly. “You may both stay.”

The housekeeper relaxed. “Very well, Your Majesty. I’ll have them settled in and return once they’re ready to attend you.”

Caitlin and Margaret curtsied before leaving the room.

As the door closed, Leif VI told the secretary to step out. Alone at last, he let the tears fall freely.

His daughter was here, within reach. For the first time in years, the hollow ache in his heart began to ease.

Chapter 1

He had already dispatched men to secretly search for Kelly. If she truly was in Maxwell’s hands, he would not forgive the man.

At a lavish estate, Maxwell was at home that day, waiting for news.

Kira came up from behind and wrapped her arms around him, trying to be playful. He pulled her hands away impatiently. “Didn’t I tell you to lay low? Why are you still here?”

“I couldn’t bear to leave you.”

Kira tried every trick to tempt him, but Maxwell wasn’t in the mood. His mind was elsewhere.

“Enough. Leave. Go abroad and stay out of sight for now.”

He pushed her off sharply, and she stumbled onto the couch.

“I know. It’s because that woman is here, isn’t it? You can’t even look at me. Maxwell, what does she have that I don’t?”

Kira was a proud, ambitious woman–and one of Maxwell’s most capable partners. For years, she had believed she was his only woman. But now everything had changed.

The woman who had shaken her place in his life was Caitlin.

What Kira didn’t know was that Maxwell had once loved another–Kelly.

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