The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 452:

Brenna arrived home to find Giselle waiting in the living room, her expression a mask of forced lightness.

“Well? How did the meeting with Ethan’s parents go?” Giselle asked.

“It went great, except that I grinned until my cheeks felt ready to burst,” Brenna replied, rubbing her sore facial muscles.

She sensed the thin veneer of anger simmering beneath Giselle’s composed demeanor.

Giselle let out a heavy sigh. “Rosie’s back. I’m sorry, darling—even in our own home, we’re powerless against your grandfather’s decisions. I know you don’t like her, but we can’t go against his orders.”

Giselle’s distress stemmed from a bitter clash with Shepard, another skirmish over Rosie.

redemption. He believed Rosie

led to this moment, when Rosie deliberately plotted to upset her. Rosie clearly understood she was not welcome here, yet she still forced her

change his mind about letting Rosie live with them, but Shepard felt sorry for Rosie and wanted

Giselle to bear the weight of guilt. She

guilt heavy in her chest. How could she face Brenna while allowing the person who had harmed her to live here? But there was

schemes won’t work on me,” Brenna reassured Giselle. “Dealing with her is a piece of cake for me. In fact, if you don’t like her, I already have a plan to get her

a mischievous glint

m𝓸r𝓮 𝓾ρda𝓽es 𝓲𝓷 𝓰a𝓵novels.c𝓸m

in closer.

Brenna replied,

be absurd! Anyone can see she has her sights set

nothing to steal Ethan away