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."

all we invested in you, how could you say something like that to

then marched toward the table, grabbing Patrick's

of her family's cruelty. The elders' greedy sneers confirmed to her that they were not

Brenna positioned herself protectively between

as the strangers appraised his home like inspectors, their

entitlement.

grandparents," Brenna said to Patrick carefully, her gaze locking onto

"You

Brenna Harper," Brenna confirmed curtly, maintaining basic

they raked over Patrick. Then, she hissed at Ellie, "You

through the apartment, visibly impressed. "This apartment will do nicely," Hank announced. "Angela and I will

for newlyweds. With this space, Angela should have

photos of every corner. "I

Ellie's private spaces, including her bedroom and bathroom, invading her privacy. Ellie's anger flared

years for nothing? After the mountain of money we poured into your education, you have to repay us. Hank is about to get married. Since he and his girlfriend are both working in Shirie,

"You're all mistaken," Ellie said, her voice a

tens of millions a year. How could this place not be yours? You're just being an ungrateful person for not wanting to give this place to us. How dare you not

contorted, a mask

declared, "You've turned your back on us for years. Now that you're swimming in money, you should buy us a house, and another for