The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 950:

“Congratulations then. Looks like you’re doing better than they are now,” she said flatly, then turned and walked away.

Alec, in a good mood, started humming as he strolled into the building. A younger guard came up to him, offered him a cigarette, and lit it for him before asking with interest, “Sir, what’s your connection with Miss Harper?”

Brenna remained unaware of their chat or whether Alec’s words were even true. Still, a part of her did feel some quiet satisfaction with the news. After all, Ruby used to beat her and let her go hungry for days.

At lunchtime, Brenna headed to the cafeteria and made a point of asking Ethan to eat with her.

After getting their meals and settling at a corner table, she leaned in slightly and asked, “Did you have anything to do with Alec getting his job here?”

Ethan shook his head. “I wouldn’t say that. The company was hiring security guards, specifically men under forty-five. Alec applied but didn’t make the cut. I just happened to be downstairs when he spotted me and started buttering me up. We chatted a little, but I never said he should be hired. HR probably knows I rarely engage with strangers. Maybe the fact that I talked to him made them think he had some kind of connection with me. That might have helped him get the job. I heard they’re paying him a supervisor’s salary.”

how he got his job. I thought you put in a word for him. That does sound like something he’d pull. Still, it’s hard to grasp how someone who once ran the Barrett

bothers you, I can talk to HR. They’ll find a reason to let him go,” Ethan said casually, still chewing as he lifted his eyes, only to notice

their eyes met,

her back to Greta, was unaware

that.

the wealthy operated, found it strange. Most people in Alec’s situation would struggle to cope with such a steep fall

said, “Maybe he has some hidden agenda. I’ll arrange for someone to keep tabs on

keep watching him. I can’t shake the feeling that he’s up to

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