The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 703:

“Whatever,” Brenna said dismissively, brushing past her.

Uncertain of Ethan’s food preferences despite Elsa’s vague suggestions of mild, non-spicy dishes, Minna discreetly tailed Brenna.

The area around Shirie Hospital was lined with eateries for every budget, catering to the needs of patients and visitors.

Brenna entered a high-end restaurant, nearly empty at that hour. At the counter, she reviewed the menu. “I’ll take boiled shrimp, a salad, and pork ribs to go.”

“That’s five hundred and seventy-eight dollars,” said the owner, a man in his thirties with a friendly smile. “Is the food for a patient? Any dietary restrictions?”

Brenna considered briefly. “No chili in the ribs.”

She paid swiftly and took a seat to wait, texting to check on Tommy’s condition.

reasoning that even if Ethan rejected her food, she could share it with Elsa. Her

who was engrossed in her phone, typing quickly with a subtle smile, not paying attention to the

quite expensive,”

she hadn’t come from a

days in the performance troupe, she had earned a modest two to three thousand dollars monthly, and her discharge bonus had gone to her parents to help buy her brother

and experience, her six-thousand-dollar monthly salary made the meal’s cost a

owner noticed Minna’s hesitation, observing her decent

stories are on

still want to

card with a pang

Minna deliberately sat

then purchased several bottles of water,

was stunned. She typically bought water for a fraction