“A millionaire meets his former maid at the airport—and learns a truth that forever alters his life.”
😱 At the airport, a millionaire meets a woman with twins, and what he learns causes him to instantly pass out. 😲
A wealthy hotel owner and businessman named Jack Morel was hurrying to his gate in the packed airport terminal when he was halted in his tracks by an unexpected scene.
A young mother was sleeping on the floor with two infants in her arms. The young ones were barely protected from the chilly blast of the air conditioner by a thin blanket, and her bag acted as a pillow.
Jack’s heart constricted. He had never forgotten this face, these brown hair, this frail body. As he got closer, he saw Lisa, the governess he had lost years before, who had been wrongfully dismissed after his mother accused her of stealing.
The same blue eyes, now drained by fatigue and terror, greeted their gaze. Jack then glanced down at the twins. and the truth suddenly struck him like a freight train. He stumbled after realizing that he needed to lean on the wall to prevent himself from collapsing. 😲
Jack sensed that everything was spinning around him. His eyes were in the twins. His father gave him that special shade of blue. He knelt, shaking.
— Lisa These kids—they belong to me?
The young lady’s eyes filled with tears. Unable to answer, she averted her gaze. There was a long pause before she muttered, “You weren’t supposed to know.” Your mom tried her hardest to keep me away. If I spoke, she would ruin you, she said.
Jack stopped. Memories flooded back, including the letter of dismissal, Lisa’s abrupt banishment, and his mother’s demand that he end his relationship with “the maid’s daughter.” Everything began to make sense.
Why didn’t you send me a letter? He nearly screamed.
From her bag, Lisa took out a crumpled envelope.
I made an effort. Each letter I sent was returned with the notation “unknown address.” It was also too late when I discovered I was pregnant.
Shaken, Jack took the twins in his arms. One of them put their tiny palm on his cheek, which is a gesture he made in old pictures when he was younger.
With a quivering voice, Lisa introduced them as Liam and Noah.
The words “Last call for flight Paris–New York” reverberated. Jack looked at Lisa, then at the gate.
His ticket was torn up.
I’m not going anywhere. My family won’t be stolen this time.
Lisa started crying. The people around them kept going past unconcerned, but for Jack, time had stopped.
Hotels and aircraft were no longer necessary for him. He found everything he had ever looked for dozing off in his arms.
