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."

After all we

toward the table, grabbing

heard Ellie's stories but had never grasped the full extent of her family's cruelty. The elders' greedy sneers confirmed to her that they were

positioned herself protectively between Patrick

the strangers appraised his home like inspectors, their eyes roaming

entitlement.

Brenna said to Patrick

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

confirmed curtly, maintaining basic politeness despite the

narrowed as they raked over Patrick. Then, she hissed at Ellie, "You kept the bastard? What were

and Hank wandered through the apartment, visibly impressed. "This apartment will do

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

corner. "I

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

a torrent of reprimands. "Stop yelling. We have every blessed right 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 get married. Since he and his girlfriend are both working in Shirie, you can give this place to them. Consider it

all mistaken," Ellie said, her voice a low growl. "This isn't

knows you're a famous designer now. You can make 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 repay Mom and Dad after all they've done

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sofa, a picture of entitlement. Leif declared, "You've turned your back on us for years. Now that you're swimming in money, you should buy