The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 1276:

As Brenna reached the first floor, Rosie and Tessa emerged from the elevator. With care, Rosie settled Tessa into a chair before turning to Brenna with a bright smile. “Brenna, you’re up early, too?” she said cheerfully.

“Indeed,” Brenna replied with a nod. “Work calls, so no lingering in bed for me today.”

Tessa’s expression clouded, her eyes casting a frosty glance at Brenna, who brushed it off with a deliberately casual greeting.

Soon, Shepard and Giselle joined them, followed by Ernst, fresh from his morning jog.

They gathered around the table, and Rosie, her voice dripping with sweetness, broached a new topic. “In two weeks, it’s Brenna’s birthday, her second since returning to the family. Shall we throw a grand party to mark the occasion?” Her smile was all kindness, but the Harper family members knew Rosie’s knack for scheming. They suspected this talk of celebration was merely a ploy woven from her cunning threads.

Rosie pressed on, her tone coaxing. “Surely we should celebrate

to bask in a shower of gifts and flattery, especially after her

you say? You’ve only been back a short while. A lavish party, with all the town’s finest celebrating your birthday, wouldn’t that be splendid?” Rosie, who thrived on the adoration of her own birthdays, assumed Brenna shared her love for the

“No, thank you.

merely putting on an act,

. com

she exclaimed, her eyes wide with

it, but no. A quiet gathering with family is all I want. Extravagant displays are little more than stepping stones

welcome dinner and knew better than

Giselle said, glancing

have the chef whip up a