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

they were living a life that should have been

them, driven by sheer

Hugh out of the way, and with a strong shove, she

the

walk showed as her legs buckled because of Lila's strong

outcry

her to the ground just as she had managed to stand

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to stay here or not? Is this how you ask for help?"

didn't recognize Lila, Lila

younger, elegantly dressed Lila, Ruby

sweat and her hair greasy, appeared a sad contrast. Still, Ruby clung to one advantage with fierce pride-she was Alec's lawful

bought the house you're in, didn't he?" Ruby's sneer dripped

pushed aside her exhaustion,

her posture bold with

bought the house." She then walked to stand beside

stomach to growl. "Enough, let's discuss this inside," Alec snapped at Ruby, already

urged Ruby to calm down

to Lila and explained the situation to