The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 386:

Brenna couldn’t help but notice that both Greta and Lilith were quite captivated by Ethan. They seemed unable to look away from him, particularly Greta, who stared at him intently for a prolonged period. Lilith, though briefly intrigued, soon reverted to focusing on her phone.

Greta leaned towards her mother and whispered, “Mom, I’m going to talk to Brenna and her friend now.”

Danika offered a small nod, deliberately ignoring the admiration shining in her daughter’s eyes. She knew her daughter all too well—her expectations were so high that even the brightest minds at the National Research Institute rarely caught her attention.

So now that someone had finally caught her daughter’s eye, she naturally supported her daughter taking the initiative.

“Go ahead,” she said with a nod.

Greta gave a small smile and approached Brenna, asking politely, “Brenna, would you introduce us?”

usually rare smile, stood next to Brenna and extended

with his and introduced him to

saying, “I’m Greta, a graduate student at Laguna Bay University. It’s nice to meet you. I’ve seen you on financial talk shows before. You’re quite a

in a man, and she felt Ethan was a match for her in terms

and family background, feeling she was better than Brenna in every

for

in stories

He gave her hand a brief shake

twinge of disappointment, unaccustomed to

She reassured herself that it made sense for someone as remarkable as Ethan to be unimpressed by her; he had surely crossed paths with countless brilliant

were sharp. She had already picked up on the way Greta

was impressive in many ways—his looks, capabilities, and background. It was normal that many women liked