The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 713:

Ernst snorted. “When Jayceon and I took care of you, we never got a thank you. When did you start being so polite?”

“None of your business,” Ethan retorted. Just as he picked up his fork, his phone rang.

He set the fork down and glanced at the screen. His mood soured the moment he saw the caller ID.

It was his mother calling.

“Mom,” he said flatly after picking up.

On the other end, Elsa didn’t need to see his face to know he was annoyed. “Why aren’t you in your ward? Where did you run off to so early in the morning? You’re injured, Ethan. What if your injury gets infected?”

breakfast. Without missing a beat, Ethan lied. “It’s stuffy in the

stood near the window and peered out. The hospital grounds were already alive with movement despite the early hour. It was just past seven, and people were everywhere. But there was no sign of Ethan. Her eyes narrowed as she said,

quiet where you are? Did you really return home? Did you forget what the doctor said? You’ve always been like this. You never let me rest easy. Come

the call and set his phone down. He glanced at the Harper family and caught the faint shifts in their expressions. No

and Shepard had just sat down and overheard Ethan’s phone call. They had heard

smiled and said, “Ethan’s hand is injured. Brenna, take good

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to drive

settled into the passenger seat. Looking over at her, he gave a small, playful grin. “From now on, no one else is allowed to sit

eyebrow as if to gauge how serious he was. “What about my parents? Or

roll his eyes but holding back. Couldn’t she just let him have