The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 969:

Then, he leaned in a little. “She then started undressing. Right there in his office. The door stayed wide open the whole time. She stripped down to her underwear, Brenna. Her body… It was covered in bruises and scars. Old ones. New ones. You didn’t need to be a doctor to tell she’d been through hell. But what really hit me wasn’t even that. It was Ethan. He looked like he really felt for her. The two of them just stood there, holding each other for a long time.”

Brenna had long made her decision about Ethan. She believed she had never loved him. She just liked him and found him appealing. Yet, hearing this made her heart heavy with anger, her demeanor turning cold.

“How do you know? Maybe someone made this up.”

“I knew you’d say that,” said Thiago, calm and certain. “But my source is reliable. One of Ethan’s secretaries has a mother with kidney failure. She is on dialysis twice a week and takes imported meds that cost a small fortune. They’re waiting on a…”

“Transplant they can’t afford. His paycheck barely scratches the surface. I pay him a hundred grand a month to keep an eye on Ethan.” Thiago pulled out his phone and showed her a photo. It captured Gracie clinging to Ethan, stripped down to nothing but her underwear. Bruises marked her skin like faded ink. Ethan stood there, arms slightly outstretched, making no move to hold her back. His hands never touched her.

as she

the image burned into her mind. Brenna could not shake it off, no matter

Brenna stepped out briskly, her heels clicking against the floor. She needed a few minutes to be

could react, she bumped squarely into someone’s chest. She hadn’t noticed anyone standing there.

past him and

her hand. “Brenna, I

Alec, on lobby duty, froze as

blocking her path. Thiago, watching from the side, gauged the tension and decided not to

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of the workday, and employees began trickling into the lobby. They paused when they saw the scene: Brenna standing stiffly, her expression livid, while Ethan humbly begged for forgiveness. The staff quickly