The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 96

Chapter 96 Brenna's Fiancé

Brenna sat beside Ethan at the end of the card table, waiting for Things to join them. The dealer, an elegant woman dressed in high fashion, held the deck of cards, poised and ready to begin.

Meanwhile, Harlan was still reeling from the beating he had taken. His limbs weren't broken, but the pain was

excruciating, leaving him barely able to move.

Just then, Thiago reached for a small box handed to him by someone behind him. He opened it, and inside was

a syringe and a clear ampoule filled with white liquid.

"What are you doing?" Harlan blurted out, fear gripping him. His pretending of being unconscious shattered in

an instant. Terror twisted his features as he scrambled backward. He knew exactly what that substance was

Once it entered his system, there would be no way out for the rest of his life.

He exclaimed in fear, "Don't come any closer! 1-I'm begging you. Sure, my mother did your mother dirty, but I

had nothing to do with it! I was just a kid back then. If anyone is to blame, it's her, not me!"

Harlan's wide, terror-stricken eyes remained locked on the disposable syringe. He had every reason to believe Thiago had lost his mind and that he no longer cared whether he had taken part in the harm done to his

mother all those years ago.

Harlan continued, "Thiago, please! You can't do this! Every debt has its source. You can't take this out on me!

It was my father who made my mother treat yours that way. If you want revenge, go after them, not me!"

closer. Instead, he fixed Harlan with a cold stare and asked, "Are you ready to join Brenna at the card

his teeth, he forced himself up from the floor

Brenna and Ethan.

Ethan and said, "Mr. Mitchell, let me introduce you to someone. This

Thiago Moreno."

was only then that Ethan realized Thiago and Brenna were already well acquainted. He extended

the way Thiago looked at Brenna. It

of a

just an introduction. They were a warning for Thiago to keep his distance

wanted more than that. If he had his way, Brenna and Thiago wouldn't just limit their interactions. They'd stop working together altogether. But, of course, Ethan kept

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Chapter 96 Brenna's Fiance

"Mr. Mitchell, I didn't reject your proposal yesterday because of your status. Turning you down in

remained Anfazed. A man of his caliber never accepted defeat so easily. He believed someone as

matter of time.

you're now my fiancée. I've already changed all my

can't back

and remarked, “Mr. Mitchell, you're being too forceful. Brenna hasn't given her full consent. How can you announce the matter publicly?

her."

me. I just got

began, but she was cut off by Ethan

by my nam public, I'll change the photos right now.

don't

his phone to Neville, who stood silently behind him. "Change all my profile pictures back,"

boss for a beat. Since when had his boss started acting so

he gave a curt nod and said, "Yes,