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

her room was

footage once again. His brow furrowed in concentration. He had gone over it meticulously, ensuring every second was accounted for.

tampering

far 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

He felt unjustly cornered. The harshness of

back his irritation, knowing that confronting Rosie

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to use the restroom and get some

her voice sharp with accusation. "Really? Just now, you said you never left, but now, you're admitting to stepping away to use the restroom. Darrell, what are you playing at? Are you involved

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

weight of Rosie's harsh words crushing him. His face flushed with humiliation. The sting of being publicly rebuked was one thing, but the accusation felt unfair, especially considering the effort he had put into

footage, his brow furrowed in intense concentration.

been during the time you left the surveillance room that the footage was

Why was he being blamed for something that clearly wasn't his fault? Was it

dismiss, easy to target?

to 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 my

have the nerve to talk back to me now? Explain this, then; no one entered my room, but my clothes were ruined. Those weren't just any

him like a blow. He wanted to respond, to defend himself, but the weight of 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

repeatedly, but outwardly, he maintained a calm facade, enduring the brunt of her rage without a single