The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 644:

Patrick pulled a face like he had bitten a lemon. “I don’t like vegetables. Wow, there is also yogurt and fruit!” He yanked Brenna toward the dessert bar, his excitement evident.

When the trio strolled back to their table, they caught a little girl from the next table playing with Patrick’s Rubik’s Cube, her curiosity plain as day. She looked a smidge older than Patrick, maybe about eight, decked out in a cute outfit.

“Why’s your cube got so many squares?” she asked, eyes wide. “The ones I’ve seen only have nine per side.”

Patrick, charmed by her cuteness, replied, “This one’s a competition-grade 6×6. Those nine-square ones? They’re for people to play with.”

The girl’s face lit up, pure awe. She had played with a cube before but never got past nailing one side.

“I see! You solved this all by yourself?”

Patrick replied nonchalantly, “Yeah.”

believe you. I’m gonna jumble it up, and you gotta solve it right in front

yourself out. I’m gonna

girl, buzzing with excitement, scampered back to her mom’s side at the next table, diligently twisting and

wit, started peeling shrimp for

shrimp for me,

and whispered into Ethan’s ear, “Thiago used to have a

caught off guard. He had once thought Thiago’s glances at Brenna seemed a bit special, but when Thiago and Ellie paired up, he thought he had

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his voice low. “Did they ever, like, hold hands

said, his face

Most kids didn’t have the ability to lie so smoothly, but Patrick? His brain was a cut above; he was sharp enough to fib without flinching. He kept his eyes locked on Patrick, thinking this little genius wasn’t

had already bounced back to Brenna’s side, munching