The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 1090:

Gracie nodded, wondering in her heart why such a lovely girl would be so fond of such an odd little creature.

“It’s fine,” she said.

The girl smiled, cradling her pet as she headed back to her apartment. Gracie noticed they lived on the same floor.

Once inside her own place, Gracie shrugged off her coat and headed to the bathroom to apply the ointment, hoping it would quickly ease the swelling.

Just then, the doorbell chimed.

She paused, wondering who it could be, and immediately thought of Ethan. After all, he was her only close friend in the city and the only one who knew her address.

With a hopeful smile, she opened the door, only to find the girl from the elevator standing there, holding a cup of coffee and wearing an apologetic expression.

The girl’s eyes briefly widened at the sight of the handprint marks on Gracie’s cheeks, a flicker of shock crossing her face.

her composure, she assumed Gracie had endured a rough day and chose not to

feel bad about my hamster startling you earlier. Please take this

it with a small nod. “You didn’t

moment before she hesitantly added, “My mom always says an ice pack

touched her face self-consciously,

Gracie brought the coffee inside, set it on the table, and returned to the bathroom

in gentle circles, but the pain persisted, and the

just needs time to

prompting her to drink the

𝓣𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝓪𝓬𝓴 𝓽𝓸 ⲅ𝓪𝓁𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝓈⧸𝓬𝓸𝓶

A surge of resentment toward Brenna welled up, coupled with a sting of hurt from Ethan’s indifference, leaving

man she had secretly loved for

advice, she grabbed an ice

the pain