The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 1164:

About thirty minutes later, a knock at the door forced her to abandon her spot outside Alec’s room. Ruby and Mack arrived together, stepping inside. Alec emerged from his bedroom, shooting a frosty look in Ruby’s direction. “I’ve already explained it to you.”

“Isabella, you can’t freeload here. If you want to stay, you’ll earn your keep—cooking, cleaning, laundry, every bit of housework.” Ruby didn’t bother to hide her irritation. “No need to remind me what you want, Alec, I know exactly what to expect.”

Mack tried to cut through the tension, his voice gentle. “Mom, Dad, could you both just stop arguing? We finally have a roof over our heads together. Can we at least try to talk like a family?”

Isabella couldn’t stay silent any longer; she had to warn Alec about Rosie. Without dancing around the issue, she asked, “Dad, was that Rosie you were on the phone with just now?”

Fury flashed in Alec’s eyes. “You little spy! Eavesdropping on my calls now?”

years, don’t you realize how manipulative some people are?

you know, Isabella? If it weren’t for Miss Harper, we’d have had no place to live

Mack exchanged a long look—neither disagreed with

“Alec, do you have any idea how we ended up broke and working jobs no

a dismissive snort. “Isn’t it because you’re all incompetent? Messing things up

Rosie snatched back everything she’d ever given us and made sure no one would hire any of us. We had to take whatever work we could find just to survive. She manipulates everyone around her. Keep helping her, and you’ll wind up worse off

us. Think about it—what’s going to happen

have food, a roof over my head, and a bed. That’s enough. None of you helped me when I hit rock bottom. Remember? I’ve already been kind enough to let you

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really think you’re more clever than us? Rosie’s nothing