The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 23

Chapter 23 Ethan Comes In Person To Pick Brenna Up

At the Mitchell Group headquarters.

Neville reported to Ethan, "Dr. Pierce said that Cuthbert's renowned student has taken on an unexpected patient and won't be available for at least a week."

Ethan's eyes lifted from the folder he was reviewing, his expression darkening. "Call him again. Offer a hundred million if that's what it takes. We need that person to treat my grandfather immediately. Dr. Scott made it clear-my grandfather's best chance at recovery lies within this month. If we delay, even by a single day, his odds worsen," he said.

Neville gave a serious nod. "Understood," he said before dialing Christopher's number once more.

At the hospital, Christopher led Brenna into his office on the third floor. As his phone rang, he merely pointed at it, making no move to pick it up. Instead, he smirked at Brenna. "Those self-important fossils in the Mitchell family think they run the world. Let's keep them sweating. Unless Ethan comes in person to invite us, we are not going. And unless they're willing to cough up a hundred million, we won't take the case."

Hearing that, Brenna nodded, casually scrolling through her phone.

After a while, Christopher finally answered Neville's call. Neville wasted no time in offering a hundred million outright, leaving Christopher somewhat

unaccomplished. Was the Mitchell family really so rich that tossing around a hundred million meant nothing to them?

After some back-and-forth negotiations, they finally landed on a deal-the fee was set for two hundred million. Ending the call, Christopher held up two fingers and grinned. "Two hundred million. Ethan is on his way here to pick you up. And it's payment upfront, treatment after. Give me your account number."

Brenna rattled off the digits, and within moments, her phone chimed with a bank notification. She received two hundred million.

What had begun as a ten-million-dollar case had ballooned into a sum twenty times larger-all because the Mitchell family members had failed to recognize true ability.

office. Ethan knocked once before opening

had received the money, motioned inside and said, "Come

phone in hand, entirely unbothered. "This Dr. Harpe. Ethan's

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most of her face

Lindsay, and the other members of his

it hard to believe

looks about twenty. She is so young" Christopher's easygoing expression faded, his voice turning serious. "She's my grandad 00 trusted student. I wouldn't

toward Brenne.

said.

she wore the Ethan hadn't recognized her yet

he realized who she was, he might reconsider paying her that two hundred

at Ethan and said, "Shall we leave

were still gathered, looking every bit as dismissive as they had earlier when they saw Brema they saw Ethan

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stepped forward, his displeasure evident. "Why have you bought fia faut back here? She already

to face his father. He was unaccustomed to seeing his father in casual diotnes, as he was used to seeing him in military uniform. But even though his father was in casual clothes, his autoritative demeano remained. In a composed voice, Ethan said, "Dad, this is Dr. Cuthbert Pierce's renowned

fell over

across his face