The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 886:

“Take it outside and feed the stray cats and dogs,” Brenna said.

Seeing that soup instantly stirred up memories from her childhood. During those years, the Barrett family lived comfortably—maybe not rich, but far from struggling.

Growing up as the adopted daughter, Brenna was treated more like help than family. Each day, she balanced her design work with a mountain of chores and cooking. Whenever she put together an extravagant meal, she never even got to taste it. She could only eat with the maids. Sometimes, she would steal food and suffer a severe beating when she was caught.

Alec always looked the other way when she was being beaten. Sometimes, he even joined in and hit her. Now that she had built a life of her own and had more money than she could ever spend, Alec showed up, trying to win her over.

Did he really believe that a couple of nice gestures could erase years of hurt? Did he think she was so easily fooled?

kitchen, a few chefs moved busily, preparing lunch. Summer Miller, one of the maids, caught sight of her standing in the doorway and came over. “Miss Harper, are you feeling hungry? We just brought in some fresh whole-grain bread this morning, and there’s a new fruit jam as well. Would you like to try

gave a small nod

ethic, managed the kitchen with practiced ease. Without missing a beat, Summer prepared two slices of whole-grain bread, spread a

bathroom, slipped her phone from her pocket, and dialed a

It’s Summer. I have something to report…” At that moment, Rosie was handling emails from various Plica branch offices, and her phone was set to speaker, resting on her desk. “Wait, Brenna

soup Alec brought, Brenna told Julia to feed

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moment. “That’s helpful to know. Keep

they lost everything, they visited Brenna several times, but she always turned them

unlocked her banking app and transferred twenty thousand to a discreet