{"id":44,"date":"2026-09-09T17:06:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantatv.com\/series\/the-maid-served-a-pie-at-the-billionaires-dinner-then-one-sentence-made-everyone-at-the-table-go-silent\/chapter-1-the-pie-at-the-end-of-dinner\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T17:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:06:55","slug":"chapter-1-the-pie-at-the-end-of-dinner","status":"publish","type":"sr_chapter","link":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/?sr_chapter=chapter-1-the-pie-at-the-end-of-dinner","title":{"rendered":"CHAPTER 1. THE PIE AT THE END OF DINNER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.igallery.blog\/assets\/d6d71f71abed14e4e47e1dce52190abb\/2026\/0909\/076816d1-91d8-4b43-989c-bf67cb7b7334-Screenshot_1.png\" style=\"max-width: 100{4ffdf0d3d7c1df7718bc4ac5461c4394f3feadae72d4f226268bca6495f999d2};height: auto\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The Carter family dinner was almost over when Emma entered the dining room carrying a freshly baked pie.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Carter sat at the head of the long polished table in a black suit.<\/p>\n<p>Around him were relatives, investors, and several longtime family friends.<\/p>\n<p>Two elderly women near the center of the table were still talking quietly when Emma approached.<\/p>\n<p>She wore the same simple black maid uniform with a white collar.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel looked at the pie.<\/p>\n<p>I didnt order dessert.<\/p>\n<p>Emma stopped beside him.<\/p>\n<p>I know, sir.<\/p>\n<p>Several guests turned toward her.<\/p>\n<p>One of the older women frowned.<\/p>\n<p>Then why are you bringing it out?<\/p>\n<p>Emma placed the pie carefully on the table.<\/p>\n<p>Because Mrs. Carter asked me to make it.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel froze.<\/p>\n<p>His mother had died six months earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The room became completely silent.<\/p>\n<p>One guest laughed nervously.<\/p>\n<p>That isnt funny.<\/p>\n<p>Emma looked directly at Daniel.<\/p>\n<p>Im not joking.<\/p>\n<p>She reached beneath the serving tray and removed a folded envelope.<\/p>\n<p>Your mother left this for you.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel stared at the handwriting on the front.<\/p>\n<p>It was hers.<\/p>\n<p>And suddenly nobody cared about the pie anymore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Carter family dinner was almost over when Emma entered the dining room carrying a freshly baked pie. Daniel Carter sat at the head of the long polished table in a black suit. Around him were relatives, investors, and several longtime family friends. Two elderly women near the center of the table were still talking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-44","sr_chapter","type-sr_chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sr_chapter"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/44\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}