The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Once His Wife, Now His Rival 227

Chapter 227 Why Put On

An Act

Brenna only let out a cold laugh and brushed off Isabella's jab. "These ingredients are high-quality. We don't need to do much. We can season it with salt and pepper, just like what we usually do with lamb."

Isabella, Sabine, and Fay broke into laughter. Isabella's laugh was the loudest. "Quit pretending you know everything, alright? If you don't know what you're doing, just say so. Why put on an act?"

Sabine snorted, eyes narrowed with disdain. "You almost had us fooled. You looked like you eat tuna every day. But it turns out you are just treating the tuna like lamb. That's hilarious!"

Brenna raised an eyebrow. "Do you know how to handle it, then?"

Isabella felt a sense of satisfaction. Ever since she had learned Brenna was the Harper family's daughter, she had carried a deep envy. Today, she finally had a moment to mock Brenna.

"I don't," she said. "But at least I'm not faking it like you. No matter what you do, you'll never compare to Miss Hewitt. She can actually help Mr. Mitchell in his business. You will be dumped by Mr. Mitchell in no time!"

She mimicked Brenna's motions and sliced the tuna. But she ended up with ragged, uneven chunks of it.

In contrast, Brenna's cuts were clean. Each slice kept the fish's texture intact.

She diced the tuna into perfect two-centimeter cubes. Then, she scooped up spices with a tasting spoon, sniffed each one carefully, and added them to the marinade with measured precision.

at the Harpers', I've

the others, "Listen to her brag! A few

stared down at her own poorly cut fish, not knowing what to do next. She sneered at Brenna and said, "It's not like you're some tuna master. Once Ethan dumps you for Jade, you'll be nothing. And

impressive.

swept over Brenna's face. "That perfect face of yours?

them into a bowl and reached for

kept quiet

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Harper family. That is not something fake; that's a fact. But the rest of you, coming from average families, keep putting on an act as if it'll fool anyone. You have no money, yet you squeeze into designer brands. You are also pretending.

members of rich

turned to Fay and Sabine and continued, "You have

of the classes is putting on an act But let's be real. You couldn't

handle the bluefin tuna."

watches. So ask yourselves. Are you the one they'll keep or just something they wear for show?

froze for a second, and then, their expressions twisted with rage. Yet, no rebuttal came. Brenna had been right. The etiquette classes, the polished manners,

had been so close to reaching that goal, yet now, Ernst kept

nails dug into her palms. Jayceon barely looked at her anymore. His attention was on Ellie and

Both women were seething.