The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 693:

His worn clothing betrayed his recent struggles.

“Brenna, I’ve missed you,” Alec said, dramatically wiping away imaginary tears before brazenly sitting down next to her.

“What are you doing here?” Ruby demanded, her voice thick with irritation.

“Did you follow us? How else would you know we’re here?”

Alec’s tone was just as hostile. “Follow you? I’ve got better things to do than that!”

After their bickering subsided, Brenna asked calmly, “What exactly do you want from me, Ruby?”

Ruby had been about to speak, sensing the moment was ripe, but Alec’s sudden arrival had derailed her plans. She couldn’t risk him learning about the billions she and her family were about to gain. “I didn’t want anything from you. I just missed you and wanted to catch up,” Ruby said.

the restroom.”

minutes later, Ruby’s frustration grew as she watched Alec greedily eat the food before him. “Why hasn’t Brenna come back?

scoffed, “I doubt

without telling them? Ruby nudged

to the restroom, finding no

“Mom, she’s gone!”

girl!” Ruby snatched her phone and

Ruby might leave and leave him to pay the bill, seized

up her phone.

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“It took so much to get Brenna to meet us,

urging her to reconsider Denis’s offer

for a response. A deal worth hundreds of millions was on the line. She

a dessert shop, grabbing a few pastries and a