The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 1040:

Ethan watched everything with a frown, unimpressed by Waldo’s behavior. Although he felt nothing more than indifference toward Gracie, he could not ignore her being harassed.

From the sidelines, Brenna shared Ethan’s disapproval. Seeing Waldo’s shameless flirting made her want to teach him a lesson.

Brenna raised her voice and called out to Waldo, holding up a tennis ball with a challenging grin, “How about a game, Mr. Chapman?”

Brenna’s invitation pleased Waldo. “Of course,” he replied with a smile.

He already had his racket in hand and eyed Brenna with quiet confidence. He was sure she would be no match for his skills. After all, he had plenty of practice and even a few trophies to his name.

A flicker of concern crossed his mind. He hoped he would not accidentally injure her by playing too aggressively, since that would not be considered chivalrous.

Brenna stood apart from Gracie with her cool confidence. Waldo had no idea about her real identity. He didn’t know that, like Rosie, Brenna was also Ernst’s…

so he simply assumed Brenna was some college student Ethan was

into position without giving Waldo a second to prepare. With a sharp, practiced swing, she sent the ball flying and landed it squarely on

He quickly realized Brenna

the court,” Waldo remarked. He was more curious than upset and was eager to

Waldo, rubbing his nose, still clueless

the far end of the court, Brenna called out, her voice casual, “That was a mistake earlier. I’m new at this, so I barely know what

water bottle, eyes unreadable, looking like he hadn’t seen

obvious even to them that Brenna had done that on purpose, but

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up tennis a while ago, and she could hardly keep up with Ernst. He moved with the ease of someone who’d been coached for years and had medals to prove it, while

Ernst sent the ball gently back, even sharing a

appeared to be a novice, was actually quite skilled, as Waldo had noticed earlier. Her seemingly slow movements were highly effective, each smash accurately targeting