The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 708:

Lenora’s voice trembled with anger. “Exactly. He has never had an accident before. But this morning, as he started down the stairs, the housekeeper somehow slipped and crashed into him. They both fell, but she walked away unscathed. He broke his arm, cracked two ribs, hit his head, and suffered a concussion. He’s been on an IV all day just to keep the nausea at bay.”

“Was it intentional?” Brenna picked up on Lenora’s insinuation, her own suspicions growing.

Lenora nodded grimly. “We believe so. The police have already taken her in for questioning.”

Audrey quietly sliced an apple, arranging the pieces on a tray for Ableson. But Ableson didn’t touch them. Instead, he looked at Brenna and said, “I heard your company develops advanced prosthetics. Could you design a new pair for me? I’m not as young as I used to be, and my current ones aren’t holding up. My skin’s weakened, and I don’t have the strength or precision I once did. If I had better ones, I might not have fallen so hard.”

“Of course. I’ll take care of it,” Brenna replied. For her, this was a simple request, and she agreed without hesitation.

When Brenna got home, Shepard and Ernst had just returned from the police station.

asked, her

a 1.5-million-dollar transfer in her account from yesterday, traced to an overseas source,” Shepard

have been struggling a lot lately because

don’t know yet. It’s a foreign account, and the police are

“It’s got to be her. Who else

– 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁

darkened. Rosie preyed on the vulnerable. Unable to strike at her directly, she had

of you

accident myself. My bodyguard discovered the brakes

to Ernst.

toward Dad and me at an intersection. Our driver swerved just in time, or we would have been in