The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 407:

Ruby saw right through his attempts to dodge the issue. She sneered, “I won’t divorce you. Do you really think you can just leave us and live with her? Not a chance!”

The Barretts had left their home empty-handed—no jewelry, no wallets, not even a phone among them. All their valuables remained locked up behind the high walls of their house.

Stranded without money for transportation, they had no choice but to walk to Lila’s place from Brenna’s.

The destination was quite far, about thirty kilometers away.

Even if they took the subway, it could take over an hour to get there. As evening fell, they finally reached Lila’s apartment complex. Their shoes were worn thin, blisters throbbing with every step, while hunger gnawed mercilessly at their insides.

When Ruby saw someone about to throw away a half-eaten hot dog, she rushed forward, begged for the discarded food, and devoured it frantically.

family collapsed from exhaustion at the entrance,

arrived around six-thirty in the evening, accompanied by her son, Hugh

Alec—disheveled and bruised—they paused, taking a moment to recognize the battered figure before

Alec up, his voice full of concern. “Dad… What

blunt question. “No, it’s nothing,” he

the sight of Hugh. Pushing

Her voice shattered the silence. “You and this woman already have a child? How

clothes and Hugh wearing expensive sneakers only deepened Ruby’s resentment. To her, they were living the life that should have

𝙇ⲁ𝓉𝖊𝓼𝓉 с𝖍ⲁρ𝓉𝗲𝓇𝓈 𝖌𝖆𝗅𝗇𝗈𝖛𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒ⅽ𝗼𝗺

charged at them, driven by pure spite. Lila, however, reacted swiftly. With a quick motion, she pulled Hugh out of harm’s way and shoved Ruby hard,

exhaustion from the long walk showed as her legs buckled under Lila’s

dare you shove me!” Ruby’s outcry echoed sharply.

could say more, Alec’s hand struck her cheek,