The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 695:

Brenna didn’t even bother walking them out.

From the stairs, Giselle descended slowly, her face tight with irritation. She had been lurking on the landing long enough to hear everything, and her patience had worn thin. If Brenna hadn’t tolerated Ruby and Isabella, she would’ve tossed them out herself.

“What did they want?” she asked.

“Trying to pitch a project,” Brenna replied, taking a slow sip of her lemon water before rising, handbag in hand. She headed upstairs with…

Still seething, Giselle said, “Ruby has the audacity to talk to you like you two are close? Did she forget the way she treated you back then?”

Brenna let out a quiet, amused laugh. “That’s exactly why I turned them down. If they want me on board, they need to play by my rules. I’m not that timid little girl anymore.”

things between you and Ethan? Is there

her about Elsa choosing a date

or games. She hadn’t been rattled by Elsa’s maneuver, but since Giselle had asked, she didn’t hold back—she told her

proud thumbs-up. “That’s my girl. Now, I won’t worry

gave a teasing hum. “I was actually thinking of introducing you to a few promising bachelors myself. Just to

Friday morning, as Brenna settled into her office, Greta entered to report

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new financial analysts to start today. Your requested assistant is

had been temporarily stepping in as Brenna’s

analysts, fourteen of whom had five years of expertise. Brenna had secured them with an attractive package—a base salary of two million dollars annually, plus commissions and year-end bonuses, ensuring

more than twice as generous as other companies’, making the offer nearly