The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 1238:

Just then, Giselle spoke up, her tone firm. “Brenna is still young. She has only been back for less than a year. I want her to stay with us a little longer… I’m not ready for her to get married so soon.”

Ethan frowned slightly, then looked at Giselle. “Maybe I can buy a house nearby, and Brenna and I will live there after getting married.”

Gracie stood outside the Harper residence, hidden behind the overgrown shrubs lining the roadside. She had been waiting there for half an hour.

She had expected Ethan to come out at any moment. With the number of security guards the Harper family kept around, she didn’t dare go and peek inside.

It was already half past nine in the evening. Her legs throbbed from standing so long in the same crouched position when Ethan finally stepped out of the house and walked to his car.

She didn’t move. Only when his car pulled away from the driveway did she slip out from her hiding spot.

She rushed home and, upon arriving, sent a prerecorded video to Ethan.

buzz with a message. It was his private line,

saw

was pale, her eyes wide with fear.

a bloodstained knife in my bag with a threatening note. I’m so scared. Please come

it tilted down to show the bag. Inside was a

hand reached into the frame and retrieved both items. When the camera stopped shaking, Ethan was finally able to read

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lips pressed into a thin line. He then let out a sigh, more

next intersection, he found himself turning the wheel. Against his better judgment, he headed back home. When he returned to the

explaining her debt situation

her previous affection for Gracie and now

had once hoped to let Gracie become her future daughter-in-law. But that hope had withered