The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 939:

Back in the break room, Ethan lingered, staring at the barely touched lemon water. Brenna’s exit replayed in his mind. He typed out a message on his phone a few times, only to delete it, not knowing how to comfort Brenna.

Eventually, he pocketed the phone and headed to his office.

There, he found Elsa, giving Gracie a tour. The two were laughing and chatting like old friends, despite having just met.

Ethan knew his mother too well—her unannounced visit and perfect timing in the elevator with Gracie were no coincidence.

It was clear to him she had looked into Gracie’s background beforehand, precisely timing her arrival to coincide with Gracie’s at the office. He also believed she knew Gracie’s past.

Thinking about that, Ethan felt a flicker of irritation.

This is

She smiled slightly, pretending to be a considerate mother. “Alright, I just missed you and thought I would stop by. Come home tonight; I want to

through her act but didn’t expose her, choosing instead to avoid

the bookshelf nearby, her fingers trailing the spines, though

a simmering conflict. It was clear that Ethan was

you out.”

As Ethan’s mother, she resented being treated as an

“Gracie’s company is throwing a welcome banquet for her this weekend, and I intend to attend. The city’s upper crust will be there. By the way, how’s the situation with Minna now? Her mother reached out

walked out, she continued

a job for her at a new airline. The pay and benefits are fair, but she doesn’t like

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off guard. “Has she lost her mind? What is she trying to do? Is she planning to

want? You never approved of Rosanna being with my brother;