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I had not known that she was expecting a child I brought her back with ently and sood to be true!" Hayley rose up and hugged her mother "How could you keep this secret from me?"

"It has been difficult to keep this from you all these years"

Austin stood beside Hayley "My mother no doubt has a lot to do with the fact that you felt the need to conceal the truth frohter After all, she is one person that could carry through with the threat to your livelihood"

"I do not think your inal contract, but we had lived the pretense so long, it see to ever reveal it"

Cedric turned his head doard in shame

"Surely you know you could have told me" Hayley beas becaht you would hate me forever" Maddie squeezed Hayley's hand

"Surely, you can see that I do not hate you I love you with all my heart" She turned to her father "This explains why you were so strict with me You were afraid I would discover the truth and reveal it"

"I am still not sure what Mrs Sommers knows, and I was thankful she kept her distance for the most part" Her father said

"Father, would you please tell me if you have decided to dismiss Maddie from her duties As I said before, I simply don't think we need her to work for us any hurt on Maddie's face, Hayley witnessed a glowing expression

"Yes Maddie, I believe Hayley is right, what she really needs is for her father to marry her mother"

Her parents embraced, as Austin pulled Hayley aside

"I won't make the same mistake your father did, inheritance or not"

"In my father's case, so much tiainst him, if your mother is not aware of it I fear she will hold true to her threat to you"

Austin knelt on one knee "Will youme?"

"I love you and only want to love you for the rest of my life"