The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 690:

They knew exactly who lived in the area and acted swiftly on their instructions, showing no regard for Alec’s supposed ties to the owner of the house.

Without hesitation, the guards forcibly escorted Alec out of the area. Ruby, still furious, cursed Alec out for a while before she finally calmed down.

Later that evening, she and Isabella made a point to book a table at a refined, upscale restaurant for their meeting with Brenna.

When Brenna arrived, her eyes briefly caught a figure loitering near the entrance. The lighting made it hard to see clearly, and she figured it was just a homeless person.

“Brenna, this way!” Ruby stood up quickly when she noticed Brenna, waving with exaggerated excitement before hurrying over and linking arms with her.

had been the only one who had shown her anything close to kindness. Ruby and Mack, on the other hand,

pulled her arm away. “I’m really not

her thoughts more times than she could count, but her face wore the picture of grace. That cool, indifferent look Brenna always wore made her want to scream, yet she didn’t let it

dazzling smile, she launched into small talk. “We shared a home for so many years. It’s been months since I last saw you, and I honestly missed you.

way to their table, her face unreadable.

the performance. What do you want?”

light, awkward laugh. “I only invited you here because I missed you. That’s all. I just

𝓜𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓾𝓹𝓭𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓰𝓪𝓵𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵𝓼.𝓬𝓸𝓶

faint smile tugged at Brenna’s lips. She knew Ruby was skilled at pretending. Back when she had lived with the

calling her ungrateful, a burden, and constantly whining about how she didn’t make enough money for the family. None of it had faded from Brenna’s memory. She didn’t understand why Ruby seemed to have forgotten all about

You mean when you yelled at me, starved me, and forced me to make money for you?” Brenna’s voice was calm as she glanced at the dishes on the table. They were all dishes she used to like when she