The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 109

Chapter 109 How Can You

Be So Useless

The Harper family's surveillance system had been carefully designed to monitor only communal areas such as the living room and kitchen. The more private spaces-bedrooms, closets, bathrooms, and showers were deliberately left off the grid, allowing the family to retain their privacy.

Aware of the situation involving Rosie's ruined clothes, Darrell Vazquez, the security guard, began to suspect that someone had manipulated the footage. He was already reviewing the afternoon's recordings when Ernst and Rosie entered the room. He had gone over the tapes multiple times but had found nothing suspicious

"I've gone over the footage of the afternoon, but there's nothing unusual," Darrell said, his voice calm but tinged with frustration.

He then brought up a clip showing Brenna leaving her room earlier that afternoon and pointed to the screen. "Here, you can see Miss Brenna Harper leaving just after noon. Ten minutes later, Miss Rosie Harper left

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Darrell fast-forwarded the footage, scanning for any other signs of activity. For the next thirty minutes, the screen remained devoid of activity. No one entered or exited any of the rooms during that time

Then, Darrell scrolled further. "At five o'clock, Julia comes upstairs with freshly laundered sheets and a summer quilt. She enters Miss Brenna Harper's room. Half an hour later, she comes out carrying a trash bag with the replaced bedding as well as two dirty garments."

Shortly after, Dalton was seen coming downstairs, passing the third-floor corner with his usual confident stride. Not long after that, Rachael entered Rosie's room and left within ten minutes.

Darrell, still focused on the footage, said, "From the moment Miss Rosie Harper left until her return, the only

person

enter her room

once again. His brow furrowed in concentration. He had gone over it meticulously, ensuring every second was accounted for. Yet, everything seemed perfectly normal-there were no glitches,

tampering

from satisfied. Her voice sharpened as she turned to Darrell, her tone laced with accusation. "Are you telling me you sat in this room all afternoon and didn't take a single break? Didn't leave to use the restroom or go and get some water? I find it hard to believe you didn't step away once.

stiffened at her words, a rush of frustration and defensiveness building within him. He felt unjustly cornered. The harshness of the

knowing that confronting Rosie was not an option. Instead, he answered in

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get some water. But I returned quickly both times, and no one entered the room

said you never left, but now, you're admitting to stepping away to use the restroom.

he couldn't seem to control her irritation. "If you're incapable of doing your job properly, then leave. We offer high salaries, and I'm sure there

of being publicly rebuked was one thing, but the accusation felt unfair, especially considering the effort he had put into his work. He glanced at Ernst, silently pleading for support,

furrowed in intense concentration.

her tone accusatory. "It must have been during the time you left the surveillance room that the footage was

unfairness of it all was suffocating. Why was he being blamed for something

dismiss, easy to target?

"Miss Harper, there is surveillance in the monitoring room as well. You can review it yourself.

"So, you have the nerve to talk back to me now? Explain this, then; no one entered my room, but my clothes were

Rosie's words left him momentarily speechless. He knew she was right about the clothes, but the humiliation in her tone, the way she treated him as if he were nothing more than an inconvenience, made him feel small. He

a calm facade, enduring the brunt of her rage