The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 249 Your Mother And I Will Manage The...

Ellie's expression darkened at her family's uninvited arrival. These were her closest blood relatives, yet when she had been pregnant with Jayceon's child, they had turned their backs on her.

At that time, Jayceon's parents refused to let her live with them. She had been forced to return to her own

home, but her family had only treated her with rejection.

Her parents and brother had branded her unwed pregnancy as shameful, driving her away with harsh orders,

telling her never to return.

During those first grueling years in Norview, there had been no calls from them,

no financial support. They had let her struggle in a foreign land, fighting for survival on her own.

She had convinced herself that her family meant nothing to her. That was why she hadn't informed them when

she had come back this time.

Yet now, they had come to her.

Years of pent-up bitterness erupted. "What are you doing here?" Ellie demanded, her eyes blazing. "You're not

welcome here."

voice dripping with disdain, “Ungrateful wretch! After all we

the table, grabbing Patrick's arm

heard Ellie's stories but had never grasped the full extent of her family's cruelty. The elders' greedy

motion, Brenna positioned herself protectively

strangers appraised his home like inspectors, their eyes roaming

entitlement.

to Patrick carefully, her gaze

polished appearance, Tori's tone shifted. "You must be

confirmed curtly, maintaining basic politeness despite the

"You kept the bastard? What were you thinking? How will you ever marry someone

apartment will do nicely," Hank

like he owned the place. "This place is adequate for newlyweds. With this space, Angela should have no reason

photos of every corner. "I will let Angela

bathroom, invading her privacy. Ellie's anger flared as she snatched Hank's phone from him. "What do you

to everything here! You vanished post-graduation, not sending home a dime. Did we nurture you all these years for nothing? After the mountain of money we poured into your education, you have to repay us. Hank is about to

Ellie said, her voice a low growl. "This isn't my property; it's my friend's. You have no right to claim this

a famous designer now. You can make tens of millions a year. How could this place

contorted, a mask of

us for years. Now that you're swimming