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.

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 a scheming woman.

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

and rolled down his cheeks. Right away, Brenna put the pieces together. “So, it’s true? You really didn’t

sweetness, said she loved me every single day. If we didn’t see each other, she’d blow up my phone, acting like she couldn’t live without me. But

wrinkles or your thinning hair? You should have seen the reality sooner.” Joann paused for another bite of her pastry before saying, “All

a while longer, and when he finally stopped crying, he turned to Brenna. “Brenna, after everything I’ve done for you all these years, you can’t just toss me aside. I’ve got nowhere to go now. Please, help me find a

watched Brenna expectantly. She might think Alec was hopeless, but the idea of him living on the street was

of over ten thousand, you can certainly support yourself,” Brenna said. “Had you not left Ruby, maybe

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Alec hadn’t faded. She knew now she depended