The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 406:

Mack and Isabella stood frozen, their world suddenly turned upside down. Life had always followed a pattern—frequent outbursts from their mother, their father’s quiet acceptance. But now, the red mark on Ruby’s cheek from Alec’s slap marked a clear break from that pattern.

“Enough!” Mack stepped between Ruby and Alec, his voice trembling with strain. “Why are we fighting like this now? Aren’t we still a family?”

Ruby recovered from the slap and jabbed a finger at Alec. “How dare you hit me? I’ll make you pay for this!”

Mack caught her wrists, trying to stop her. “Mom, stop this! Dad hasn’t done anything wrong. Keeping mistresses is practically a tradition for the rich. Without Dad’s affair, we wouldn’t even have Ms. Tucker’s place to fall back on now.”

Feeling more abandoned than ever, Ruby’s heart ached as Mack seemed to side with Alec.

Tears streamed down her face as she cried out, “Mack, how can you defend him like this? I’m your mother, and your father betrayed me!”

his composure, tried to reason with her. “Mom, consider our options. Do you want to starve or end up sleeping

this situation if I had an answer to that? Not even your uncle will help us; his wife slammed the

to our pride or keep ourselves off the streets tonight. You know what to choose. Please,

remained as she followed the others, unwillingly heading toward

walked, Ruby bombarded Alec with questions. “That apartment—you bought it for her, right? You used

From the beginning, Lila had been plotting to keep the

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money from Alec, it was disguised as a bonus

bought using her bank account. With the law on her side, even if Alec wanted to reclaim

quickened his pace, choosing silence over revealing the

Ruby shoved him and demanded, “I’m talking to