The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 286 I Won't Allow

You Two To Be Together

"Godmother!"

"Mom! Dad!"

Children's cries pierced the air from the basement. Brenna's head whipped toward the sound, her heart lurching as the shouts rang out again.

Isabella narrowed her eyes, dissatisfied. She wanted to gauge Brenna's concern for Patrick. If she panicked, he could be used as leverage against her.

Pointing toward the basement, Isabella widened her eyes in mock surprise. "That little boy? I saw him chasing a shiny crystal ball with a girl there. They must have wandered into the basement."

Her innocent gaze noted Brenna's genuine worry for Patrick.

Brenna couldn't quite read Isabella's intent. She believed Isabella wouldn't harm a child from the Russell family. Maybe she hadn't recognized Patrick earlier.

But she remembered Isabella seeing Patrick following her. Was Isabella pretending not to know him?

However, now was not the time to think about this. Brenna bolted to the basement door.

The weight of the industrial fire door explained everything. It was simply too heavy for children to open.

Brenna yanked it open. Inside, two frightened children huddled together.

Patrick held Zoe's trembling hand and said, "Don't worry. My godmother will come rescue us."

Zoe's face was streaked with tears, her face ghostly pale. She was even more frightened than Patrick.

As the door swung open, light spilled in from outside. Patrick squeezed Zoe's hand and said, "See? I told you

would come.

watched from the corridor

wordless exchange passed between them

door. There were no signs of tampering. It

the spotlight, where Barton proudly declared

she had no intention of changing Patrick's surname. Yet Jayceon had taken it upon himself to claim Patrick as a member of the Russell family, entirely without Ellie's consent. Now, he even dared to change the boy's

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so many eyes, Patrick squirmed. Ellie had told him he would carry

didn't know whom to

gaze flitted to Jayceon as echoes of

had rejected his return to the Russell family but still supported his right to

Jayceon kept a firm grip on Patrick's hand. "He will stay with us for

Brenna.

turned and left,

home, Brenna forwarded Ellie the video of

with fury. "I already shut down that ridiculous surname change

son whole without blinking!"

you planning to do?" Brenna asked, her voice laced with concern. "I just left the

of a door closing on

need. I'll go myself," Ellie replied. "You are just Patrick's godmother and don't have legal guardianship. It wouldn't be appropriate, and let's face it, the Russell family won't just hand him over.

with them myself."

The Russell family members are

den of vipers, full of

drew together. "Is Jayceon using Patrick

shook his head without