The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 449:

Suppressing her envy and frustration, she forced a brittle smile. “I made your favorite soup,” she told Ethan, pretending her heart wasn’t shattering. “You have to try some.”

Ethan offered a noncommittal nod, the bare minimum of courtesy required in the presence of the Harper family.

Luther watched the exchange with a growing sense of sympathy toward Rosie.

Rosie’s desperate affection was as clear as day. Meanwhile, Brenna, who had just returned to the family, had somehow enchanted everyone around her. The girl possessed an uncanny ability to excel in every social interaction.

Brenna’s social finesse was remarkable for someone so reserved.

But Rosie… she was different, Luther felt for her.

believed only he

he was no overbearing patriarch. While he wouldn’t meddle in matters of the heart, witnessing Rosie’s suffering pained him deeply. An idea took root in his mind—when the moment was right, he

today’s meal comes straight from the garden. I picked them myself,” Rosie declared, sliding a porcelain

“This is your favorite dish,” she murmured, invoking childhood memories like a finely honed weapon.

she placed some food onto Ethan’s plate with her own

a moment’s hesitation, he moved the food to his discard plate. “There’s no need for you to do this. I am Brenna’s boyfriend, and it would be inappropriate for me to accept such intimate gestures from other women. I’m sorry,

eyes. “I meant nothing by it!” The protest burst forth from her throat. “You’ve always been like family—like a brother to me. Please

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shrugged, her demeanor cold.

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