The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 990:

“Word is you’ve been spending a lot of time with Ethan lately?”

The question struck like a thunderclap, Hector’s voice cold and unyielding. Gracie’s grip on her phone tightened so much that it nearly slipped from her damp palms. A wave of panic washed over her, draining the color from her face. Denial leapt from her lips before she could even think.

“No, that isn’t true. I’ve just been using him to boost our business. Please don’t believe what they say.”

Anxiety twisted her thoughts into knots. Who had been trailing her movements? Who could have tipped Hector off about what she’d been up to?

She was scared, yet clung to the hope that Hector’s reach wouldn’t extend this far. He was always on business trips. There was no reason for him to be in Vanland.

Just then, a sudden realization dawned—the airport announcement she’d just heard started in Vanland’s language.

Her legs threatened to give out. Hector had really come to Vanland.

What should she do now? The phone in her hand seemed to pulse with menace, like a monster that might swallow her whole.

through the silence.

be why he had come here. He was going to beat

of peaceful days had been all she had managed. Now, that fragile

some new contracts and will send

as she finished speaking, the line went

stared at her phone, her mind blank. Suddenly, the soft click of

it was clear she’d overheard every word

Jayceon’s sister.” She extended her hand in

shaking her hand right away, Gracie kept her distance,

mattered more to Gracie than keeping her secrets: her marriage and the violence she endured.

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to tell how much Tina had overheard, or what conclusions she might have drawn

a cool pause, Gracie finally nodded slightly and reached out to shake Tina’s hand. “Pleasure to meet you,

that Ethan would never be hers, but as long as he didn’t choose Brenna, she’d be happy—anyone else would do. It was