The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 1137:

Joann chuckled and started eating.

The door creaked open just then, and Alec walked in, shoulders slumped.

Brenna’s gaze narrowed. “Where have you been?”

Alec sat by his mother’s bed, sighing heavily with a sorrowful expression.

“Damn it! Women are nothing but heartless!”

One glance at Alec’s rumpled clothes made Brenna frown.

“What happened?” she asked.

because she believed I wouldn’t get rich again. I tried reminding her we’re still married, so technically, I could go home any time. She is really

Alec with a look of thinly veiled scorn, arching an eyebrow. “You never even bothered to register your marriage,

up and rolled down his cheeks. Right away, Brenna put the pieces together. “So, it’s true? You really

she poured on the sweetness, said she loved me every single day. If we didn’t see

you—old, worn down, no charm left, and barely holding it together. What did you think she loved, your wrinkles or your thinning hair? You should have seen the reality sooner.” Joann paused for another bite of her pastry before saying, “All she ever

finally stopped crying, he turned to Brenna. “Brenna, after everything I’ve done for you all these years, you can’t just

hopeless, but the idea of him living on the street

stay there for now. With your monthly salary of over ten thousand, you can certainly support yourself,”

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realization sinking in that Brenna’s grudge against Alec hadn’t faded. She knew now she depended entirely on Brenna for her treatment and care, so even though she felt for her son, she didn’t speak up