The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 539:

With a glance at the bouquet of flowers and the shopping bags he carried, he moved toward the coffee table to unload his burdens. He then handed the flowers to Elsa.

“These are for you, Mom.”

He was clear in declaring the flowers were meant for Elsa, anxious to prevent any potential misunderstanding by the young woman who might assume the flowers were intended for her.

The young woman’s smile waned as realization dawned, and with a subtle shift in her demeanor, she awkwardly withdrew her outstretched hand.

Elsa, well-versed in navigating Ethan’s often brusque temperament, chuckled lightly to dissipate the growing tension.

is Ethan, my son. He tends to keep his

Ethan’s wrist to stop him from

Davies, Ivy Davies’ daughter from the

to their seats. She passed the bouquet to Minna. She knew that if Ethan had even the slightest inkling he was being set up for

Minna’s. The indignation of being deceived by his mother simmered within him; had he been aware of her true intentions, he

needed to leave immediately. The last thing he needed was for Brenna to discover he had been coerced into a blind

yet he maintained a stoic silence, his eyes darting around

hanging heavy between them. However, her gaze drifted to the opulent Rolls-Royce parked at the

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to her that their first encounter would be marked by a certain

her eyes alight with intrigue as she watched Ethan, feeling a surge of affection for him. Ethan, on the other hand, was practically praying for an interruption, desperate for