The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 996:

“Jayceon, please, help me! Get her to let go; my arm hurts so badly! She’s going to kill me…” Tina’s dramatics only made Jayceon’s patience grow thin.

Jayceon knew Tina’s personality well—she had a habit of making a fuss over nothing. But he also disliked Brenna. Still, Brenna was his good friend’s sister, which left him in a difficult position. He scowled, choosing to stay silent and see how Brenna would handle the situation.

Brenna caught sight of Jayceon’s silence and figured he might not be as unreasonable as she had once believed.

She fixed her eyes on Tina, her grip only growing stronger. “Answer me, Tina. Did I ever call Ms. Mendoza fat or not?”

Frustration burned in Tina’s eyes, but she stayed still, unwilling to risk any more pain. “Why does it matter? Tons of people have called Ms. Mendoza fat before. What’s the harm in adding one more? Even if you said it, what could she do? You’re the daughter of the Harper family. Are you really scared of her?”

“So you’re still trying to stir up trouble,” Brenna said, sounding almost amused at Tina’s insistence. Despite facing real pain, she still clung to her schemes. Judy’s anger reached a boiling point. She couldn’t unleash it on Jayceon, but Tina was an easy target. Even without her bodyguards coming to her rescue, she wasn’t afraid of hurting Tina.

each side of her cheek. “So you were just lying earlier, weren’t you? Seems

Tina at last, and Tina wasted no

him

and don’t show your face at events like this again,” Jayceon said, his patience wearing thin. Tina’s antics had pushed him

arm as she threw a secret look

did Gracie make her way over. “Alright, that’s enough. Everybody, go back to

had brought more muscle this time. Her gaze

men were protecting Brenna, while she had

could not be missed. “This isn’t over,” she said to

child. “I expected better from you. After all this chaos, you still haven’t realized that I

you always look at me with such contempt! I know you judge me for