The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 405:

Mack, wiping the blood from his split lip, shot an angry glance at Alec. “So, this was your big plan? You honestly thought she’d forget how we treated her? We brought this on ourselves.”

Isabella, cheeks burning with embarrassment, said, “When we were kicked out, many onlookers saw us and took photos. This is all your fault! I told you she’d never help us!”

Ruby snapped at her children, her voice sharp with fury. “Enough! If you had even a fraction of Brenna’s talent, we wouldn’t be in this mess!”

She paused for a moment, then asked, “So, where are we going to sleep tonight? We have nowhere else to go.”

Mack had thought of a place some time ago but hesitated to mention it. With no other options left, he reluctantly said, “There’s a luxury apartment in the East District, the one Dad secured for Ms. Tucker.”

Ruby’s suspicion immediately flared at the name. Noticing Alec’s sudden change in behavior, she snapped, “Ms. Tucker? Who is that? Alec, are you having an affair?”

silent, avoiding her gaze as he

him, saying, “Come on, Dad, we don’t have a

face darkened like stormy clouds, and his intense gaze on Mack felt as sharp as a blade. He hadn’t forgotten about Lila Tucker’s place; he had simply wanted to go there alone. That

150-square-meter apartment as his personal refuge, a space he imagined solely for himself, with no room

under the same roof was

the perfect, loyal

𝓥𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓯𝔂 𝓈𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓬𝓮 𝓪𝓽 𝗀𝓪𝗅𝗇𝗈𝖛𝗲𝗅𝘀．𝚌𝗈𝗺

was clear—it was nothing like she had imagined. How

jerk! All these years, you acted like the ideal husband

storm through the Barrett Group headquarters, dragging secretaries and accountants by their hair across the trading floor

fiery times, he had become skilled at