Chapter 4
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Chapter 4 What Do You
Think
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."
impossible to get a taxi at this hour. With no
pinnacle of luxury in Shirie, a favorite haunt of the city's elite. Dining here meant dropping at least ten thousand
cool air wrap
one paid her any attention-except for a waitress who approached her with a polite
her early twenties. She wore a tailored red uniform, exuding professionalism. "Welcome,
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Brenna's eyes scanned the space. No one seemed to be waiting for
room.
an oversized striped shirt that draped past her
striking. The bold
look.
voice was crisp, clear, effortlessly drawing attention from nearby
"A woman from the Harper family waited for you here for over an hour but had to leave for something urgent. She'll be back shortly. She ordered
set for six. Brenna chose the chair facing the door, tossing her backpack onto
with a glass of fresh orange juice. "Please enjoy. The food will
though confusion lingered her mind. Wasn't the Harper family supposed to
what the Harper
she sent Rosie a
already. When will
take a while. Go
me."
A meeting?
live in a poor, remote village? If that were true, how was Rosie in a meeting? Could the information she had
semi-private booths by the windows. The occupants were hidden from view, but
waitress wheeled over a cart, and in moments, the table was filled with beautifully plated dishes- small portions, but
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