The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 448:

After a pause, he continued, “After Mom and Dad raised her for two decades, this is how she shows her gratitude to them?”

A heavy silence settled in the air. In their younger years, living under the same roof, they had had their disagreements and arguments, but they had never once turned against their own family.

Rosie’s behavior earlier, scheming against her own family, left them feeling disgusted by her.

As noon approached, Ethan’s sleek car glided to a halt outside the Harper estate. Clad in his signature tailored black suit with artfully tousled hair, Ethan cut a striking figure, embodying effortless style with a touch of sophistication. To everyone’s astonishment, Ethan emerged with an uncharacteristic smile, his usual icy demeanor visibly softened. The tension that typically coiled around his broad shoulders had evaporated.

Rosie’s eyes were glued to Ethan. Months had slipped by since she had last seen him, and now here he was, beaming—surely that smile was meant for her. Her heart fluttered with hope.

“Ethan!” she called out eagerly, maneuvering her wheelchair toward him with unseemly haste.

fork down with deliberate calm. She had intended to greet Ethan, but Rosie’s desperate interception made her pause. Watching the scene

significance of being included in a Harper family gathering, even

words were polite, yet his gaze never strayed from Brenna. The warmth in his eyes as he looked at her could have melted glaciers, his expression tender with

past her as if she were merely part

face crumpled. The brutal dismissal cut deeper than any physical pain from her injuries. Even Ethan’s retreating

newest

the corners of

Rosie, and Audrey even

with uncharacteristic deference, the normally aloof

handing the gifts Ethan

Brenna. From his