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 was

sifted through the recorded footage once again. His brow furrowed in concentration. He had gone over it

tampering

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. If there's

and defensiveness building within him. He felt unjustly

back his irritation, knowing that confronting Rosie was not an option. Instead, he answered

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step away briefly twice, to use the restroom and get some water. But I returned quickly both times, and no one entered the room during those

accusation. "Really? Just now, you said you never left, but now, you're admitting to stepping away to use the restroom. Darrell, what are

doing your job properly, then leave. We offer high salaries, and I'm sure there are plenty of people eager to take your

but the accusation felt unfair, especially considering the effort he had put into his work. He

brow furrowed in intense concentration. He scrutinized the screen with

tone accusatory. "It must have been during the time you left the

The unfairness of it all was suffocating. Why was he being blamed for something that clearly wasn't his fault? Was it simply

dismiss, easy to target?

maintain his composure. "Miss Harper, there is surveillance in the monitoring room as well. You can review it yourself. No one entered while I was away. I did

back to me now? Explain this, then; no one entered my

knew she was right about the clothes, but the humiliation in her tone, the way

facade, enduring the brunt of her rage without a single word