The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 897:

“Make sure you give your friend a warm welcome,” she said.

Ethan noticed that she didn’t ask whether the friend was a man or a woman. He thought it was considerate of her not to pry into the details.

After dinner, he paid the bill and left with Brenna and the others.

Outside, the city glittered beneath the glow of neon lights.

The restaurant they had just left was upscale, the kind that attracted wealthy diners. There were always patrons who had drunk too much, hailing taxis, so many taxi drivers were waiting nearby for business.

Just as Brenna and Ethan stepped out, a commotion broke out near the entrance. Several hotel security guards were arguing with a driver.

parking here. Move along!” one guard

driver, a man in his fifties with graying hair, raised a hand and pointed toward the other taxis parked nearby. “Why can they wait here

in mock sympathy. “Look at you. Your hair’s gone gray. Yet, you’re still out here working. Don’t you

your age? If you want to pick up passengers here, you

old. Please don’t make things harder for me. If I had any other way to survive, do you think I’d still be

were humble, he was seething inside. The guards were humiliating him in public. These young men, barely out of school, were speaking to him like he was nothing. In the past, he

once been quick to make them lose their jobs, but things were different now. He was struggling to make ends meet, so he bit back his anger. Still, something didn’t

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with the taxi company or City management, so why are you collecting fees?” he said, his

stumbled backward and collided with a nearby car before managing to

you hit me? I’ll call the