The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Once His Wife, Now His Rival 221

Chapter 221 I'll'Drag You

To Court If I Must

The Barretts had left their home empty-handed-no jewelry, no wallets, and not a phone among them. All their valuables remained locked up within the high walls of their house.

Stranded without money for transportation, they could only walk to Lila's place from Brenna's.

The destination was quite far from Brenna's house, about thirty kilometers away. Even if they took the subway, it could take them more than an hour to get there. As evening set in, they finally reached Lila's apartment complex. Their shoes were worn thin, blisters throbbing with each step, while hunger clawed at their insides mercilessly. When Ruby saw someone about to throw away a half-eaten hot dog. She rushed forward, asking for the discarded food, and then devoured it in a frantic hurry.

Upon reaching their destination, the Barrett family members collapsed from exhaustion at the entrance, drained and waiting for Lila's arrival.

Lila, accompanied by her son, Hugh Barrett, came home around six-thirty in the evening.

When Lila and Hugh saw Alec, disarrayed and bruised, they stopped, taking a moment to recognize the battered figure before them as Alec.

Hugh stepped forward to help Alec up, his voice filled with concern. "Dad... What happened to you? Did someone beat you?"

Alec winced under his son's straightforward question. “No, it's nothing,” he said. “I just had a nasty fall." Ruby's temper flared at the sight of Hugh. Overcoming her fatigue, she exploded in anger at Alec.

"How dare you!" Her voice shattered the air. "You and this woman already had a child? How long have you been cheating on me?"

Seeing Lila in her designer clothes and Hugh in expensive sneakers only

her, they were living a life that should have

them, driven by sheer spite. Lila, however, reacted with

of the way, and with a

the

walk showed as

dare you shove me!" Ruby's outcry

Alec's hand struck her cheek, knocking her to the

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doing! Do you want to stay here or not? Is this how

didn't recognize Lila,

the younger, elegantly

young, looking refined, while she, her clothes drenched in sweat and her hair greasy, appeared a sad contrast. Still, Ruby clung to one advantage with fierce pride-she was Alec's lawful wife. She could

didn't he?" Ruby's sneer dripped with a sense

finding refuge briefly pushed aside her exhaustion, filling her with new

Mack's hand, her posture

in a calm voice, "I bought the house." She

of takeout food. The scent of the food drifted in the air, causing Alec's stomach to growl. "Enough, let's discuss this inside,"

Ruby to calm down as

turned to Lila and explained the