The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 544:

With those words, she turned and strode away, not waiting for Elsa’s response.

Elsa’s expression clouded over with indignation. Brenna’s defiant stance irked her deeply. Much like Ethan, Brenna was headstrong and displayed little regard for her.

It was no surprise now that Ethan had shown little interest in anyone else until Brenna came into his life. Elsa believed she had approached Brenna with a semblance of respect, yet it was met with nothing but disrespect. Brenna wasn’t even married to Ethan yet, and already, she showed such disregard toward her. What would happen if Brenna really married Ethan?

This could not stand. Elsa couldn’t entertain the thought of someone like Brenna as her daughter-in-law.

With a flurry of her coat, Elsa made her way to her car. Her visit to Shirie University wasn’t solely for Brenna; she also had to finalize arrangements for her new role in the Art Department there. Having just retired from the performance troupe in the military, she had accepted a prestigious offer from the university, a full professorship with all the accompanying perks.

She was determined to ask

out with another woman,

stay single until she hit thirty. After watching Ellie’s heart get torn apart by a man she trusted, she had not wanted any romance

exit of the school and spotted Ethan’s car. Leaning casually against the vehicle, a cigarette loosely held between his fingers, Ethan exuded a nonchalant coolness as he crafted perfect smoke rings into the evening air. His undeniable charm didn’t go unnoticed, drawing admiring glances and even covert

University didn’t hesitate to approach him, asking for his

adventures await

cutting straight to the chase. “Ethan, did you go

racing to the possibility that Brenna’s parents had told her

with frustration as he added,

at him, recounting the events of the

calm exterior, irritation pricking at him like a thorn. He believed that Elsa, with her