Chapter 4
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Chapter 4 What Do You
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The July sun blazed mercilessly.
Brenna stood beneath the shade of a tree, waiting for her real family, the Harpers' car to arrive.
Half an hour had passed, but no one had come.
Just then, Brenna's phone suddenly vibrated with a friend request. A note accompanied it. "Hello, I'm Rosie Harper, your sister."
Brenna accepted the request without hesitation, and within seconds, she received a message from Rosie. "Hello, I'm Rosie, your sister. Mom, Dad, and our elder brothers are tied up with work today, so they want you to go to Flavor Restaurant first. They've arranged lunch for you there."
Doubt crept into Brenna's mind. Was this some kind of scam? Why send her to a restaurant instead of simply giving her the Harper family's address?
But not many people knew she was heading to the Harper residence today. Whoever this was had to be a member of the Harper family.
A weight settled in Brenna's chest. Her first day home, and they couldn't even bother to pick her up? That said enough about how little they valued her.
She doubted this family would be any better than the Barrett family.
Another message from Rosie popped up.
"Brenna, I'll be waiting for you."
Brenna responded with a single word, "Okay."
at this hour. With no other choice, Brenna took the bus, getting
in Shirie, a favorite haunt of the city's elite. Dining
Brenna pushed the door open and entered the restaurant, a blast of crisp, cool
No one paid her any attention-except
young woman, pretty and probably in her early twenties. She wore a tailored red uniform, exuding professionalism. "Welcome, Miss.
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to meet them here. Could you tell me which room they're in?" Brenna's eyes scanned the space. No one seemed to be waiting for her, which meant the Harper
room.
white T-shirt featuring a video game character, layered under an oversized striped shirt that draped past her frayed denim shorts. A worn baseball cap sat atop her head, partially hiding wavy hair segaked with deep
was smooth, her facial features delicate yet striking. The bold blue lipstick added
look.
clear, effortlessly
a table before continuing. "A woman from the Harper family waited for you here for over an hour but had to leave for something
the chair facing the door, tossing her backpack
a glass of fresh orange juice. "Please enjoy. The
the waitress, though confusion lingered her mind. Wasn't the Harper family supposed to
make sense of what
phone, she
here already. When
soon, "I'm in a meeting right now. Might take a while. Go ahead and eat-no
me."
A meeting?
that were true, how was Rosie in a meeting? Could the
booths by the windows. The occupants were hidden from view, but the soft
table was filled with beautifully plated
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