The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 699:

Brenna and Tommy had no choice but to wait.

Brenna scanned the burn unit’s two offices, finding them deserted—no doctors in sight. Irritated, she muttered, “Who is this important figure? They got hit with acid, and every doctor had to drop everything to care for them?”

Shirie Hospital was overcrowded, its corridors a chaotic blur of hurried footsteps. Yet no burn specialists were available, leaving patients waiting in frustration.

With a huff, Brenna told Tommy to sit and wait while she headed to the nurses’ station to find out what was going on. At the station, only one nurse remained; the other had just left to accompany a patient’s relative to a ward.

“Excuse me,” Brenna said, her tone cool. “Is there really no one covering the burn unit?”

The nurse glanced up, momentarily taken aback by Brenna’s beauty. “There were doctors here ten minutes ago, but they rushed to the ER when a patient’s family member got splashed with concentrated sulfuric acid. Are you here for a visit or an emergency?”

“My friend was also splashed with sulfuric acid and has a minor burn. I need to know where he can be treated.”

“Two acid attacks in one night?

scanning the hallway. “Where’s

to Tommy, who peeled off his shirt to reveal a raw,

relief. “It looks painful, but it’s not as bad as getting

Brenna asked, “Who got splashed

her face heavy with sympathy. “I heard

like she’d misheard. Ethan? How could

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙩: 𝙜ⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒𝙘𝙤𝙢

you say?”

friend when someone ambushed him with sulfuric acid as he left the hospital room,”

who he crossed for

Though she trusted the nurse, Brenna needed confirmation. “Are you sure it was Ethan Mitchell, the CEO of