The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 456:

In one smooth motion, Brenna positioned herself protectively between Patrick and the intruders.

Patrick watched silently as the strangers appraised his home like inspectors, their eyes roaming with entitlement.

“They are your grandparents,” Brenna said to Patrick carefully, her gaze locking onto Tori’s.

Noticing Brenna’s polished appearance, Tori’s tone shifted. “You must be Ellie’s friend?” she asked politely.

“Yes. I’m Brenna Harper,” Brenna confirmed curtly, maintaining basic politeness despite the tension.

Tori’s eyes narrowed as they raked over Patrick. Then she hissed at Ellie, “You kept the bastard? What were you thinking? How will you ever marry someone now?”

impressed. “This apartment will do nicely,” Hank announced. “Angela and I will take it after the

owned the place. “This place is adequate for newlyweds.

Angela see this place.” His phone captured Ellie’s private spaces, including her bedroom and

anger flared as she snatched Hank’s phone from

nothing? After the mountain of money we poured into your education, you have to repay us. Hank is about to get married.

reclaiming his phone to continue showing off to his

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“This isn’t my property; it’s my friend’s.

you’re a famous designer now. You can make tens of millions a year. How could this place not be yours? You’re just being ungrateful for not wanting to give this place to us. How dare you not repay Mom and Dad after all they’ve done

contorted, a mask of

entitlement. Leif declared, “You’ve turned your back on us for years. Now that you’re swimming in money, you should buy us a house, and another for Hank. That’s fair, right? And I believe you don’t need so much money as a woman.