The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 688:

“Dad? What are you doing here?” she asked, caught off guard. Ever since Alec had married his mistress Lila and started a new life, he had stayed away from them. His showing up today was unexpected.

Isabella blocked the doorway, reluctant to let him in.

Ruby heard the noise and walked over. Seeing Alec, her fury erupted. “What do you want? Get lost. You’re not welcome here.”

Outside, Alec stood in plain clothes. Compared to a few months ago, he looked aged, his posture stooped, his hair noticeably grayer.

“This is my son’s house. My daughter’s house. Why can’t I come here?”

Alec’s shamelessness had grown. He pushed past the two women and barged inside. “You’re living pretty well, huh? Why should you get to enjoy this? I want to live here, too!”

you didn’t give a damn about us at that time. Now that we’re finally doing well and you’re down on your luck, you think you

consumed by regret. This house surpassed the one he

out to Mack multiple times, pleading for cash and leaning on his woes, but Mack didn’t budge.

was getting old. Despite his extensive background in corporate leadership, employers overlooked him, leaving him with menial

wife, Lila, once his mistress, said that he was still shy of sixty and had no justification for idling at home, dependent on her income. She questioned how he could live so shamelessly off her

and caring for his needs with warmth. However, as time passed, even the most patient woman would

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became relentless. It was Lila who suggested that Alec turn to his children for financial

she argued, couldn’t sustain their family of three, and Alec needed to find a

children for money, Alec knew he

and Lila’s beauty regimen demanded a similar