The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 440:

Ethan nodded in understanding before responding, “We manage two hundred subsidiaries worldwide, which translates into a mountain of paperwork. That’s why there are so many employees here.”

While they were eating, Ethan’s mobile phone rang. A glance at the caller ID caused his brow to furrow. He then stepped aside to the window to take the call.

As Brenna ate leisurely, she couldn’t help but think that personal calls to Ethan usually indicated important matters.

Still, she held back her curiosity and didn’t question Ethan about the caller’s identity when he ended the call.

But Ethan took the initiative to explain, “That was Jade’s father. He’s offering a large sum for her safe return.”

He then let out a cold laugh. “Last month, the Ward family intercepted my shipment at Norview. Our talks broke down, and then, they sent assassins after me. Now, with Jade caught up in trouble, they have the audacity to ask for favors from me?”

your distance from the Ward family. Their lies have no limits. It’s widely known that they’ll abandon anyone when they’re in danger. Jade must have something valuable or a

too well of the Ward family’s ruthless chase for influence and

“Yes,” Brenna

the past. Their leader, Edward Ward, lost an arm. I’m the

Edward’s prosthetic arm, its movements so lifelike that at first glance, it was indistinguishable from

it was a deadly array of weapons. Daggers, firearms, poison darts, lasers, and electrified currents were all embedded in the fingers. Anyone who dared

always live at

intentions, alert its

that Brenna was

wavered as memories of their harrowing encounter at Norview, where the arm had almost claimed his life, flooded back. He then asked impulsively,

show such

smile turning into a mischievous grin. “Do you