The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 356:

Ellie seethed with anger, saying, “Jayceon threatened to inform the Russell family of my son’s existence if I didn’t do it. Do you realize what kind of people the Russell family members are? They are all ruthless. I’m not about to let my son get caught up with them.”

Brenna was momentarily at a loss for words, her heart going out to her best friend. After a while, she sighed softly. “This is complicated. Patrick seems determined to play matchmaker. Kids don’t always understand adult emotions. Maybe it’s time to be upfront with Patrick about what you want, so he doesn’t waste his efforts.”

Ellie gave a resigned shrug. “I can never quite figure out what’s going through that boy’s mind. You’d think with his intelligence, he’d understand relationships, but he doesn’t. Yet, when it comes to coding and machinery, he’s incredibly sharp. It’s confusing whether to call him smart or not.”

She shook her head and added, “I’ve explained to Patrick that I no longer love his father, but Patrick keeps insisting that dads should love moms and vice versa. He craves a complete family so much that whenever I see that hopeful look in his eyes, I find myself unable to shatter his dreams by telling him Jayceon and I are impossible to be together.”

Brenna didn’t know how to comfort Ellie; handling emotional matters wasn’t her strength. “We’ll figure it out as we go,” she eventually said. She did, however, understand Ellie’s situation. Ellie had no intention of rekindling her relationship with Jayceon; the gap between them was just too wide.

had once clashed with Jayceon’s parents, and it hadn’t ended well. Jayceon’s parents held her in contempt, believing she wasn’t worthy of marrying Jayceon. In turn, Ellie

held disdain for each

insistent curiosity, Ellie would have kept his father’s identity a secret and

It was a quaint place with both indoor and outdoor seating. Jayceon and Patrick were sitting at a window, both smiling broadly. Across from them, a woman in a red dress,

woman. Jayceon can’t bear to be alone.

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darkened when she saw Jayceon, Patrick, and the woman in red, all chatting and laughing together. Patrick didn’t seem bothered

Brenna said, her expression turning cold. “She was Jayceon’s plus one at my welcome back party. They

to distress her friend further, but she was also determined

sarcasm. “Let’s go see