The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

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But as soon as she flipped the folder open and grasped what she was holding, her expression shifted in an instant. “You bought Gracie’s shares?”

Before going bankrupt, Rosie had been desperate to purchase Gracie’s shares, yet Gracie had flatly refused to sell at any price.

Later, when she heard Gracie had finally let them go, Rosie wondered who could have pressured her into it. Anyone who had acquired the Mitchell Group shares was essentially set for life, financially comfortable forever. It had never crossed her mind that the buyer would be Brenna.

Rosie’s face was an open book, her anger etched in every line for all to see. Brenna, catching the storm brewing in Rosie’s expression, said with a spark of defiance, “What’s the issue? Is it so wrong for me to hold these shares?”

Caught off guard, Rosie faltered for a moment before snapping back, her tone laced with irritation. “That is not what I meant at all! My question is, does Ethan know you’ve got shares in the Mitchell Group? Word is, he’s been on a mission to reclaim the shares Gracie held. If you keep them, it might make him upset. He has even proposed to you, don’t you think you should hand them to him?”

I don’t want to give them to him? My father and brother bought these shares legally. Why should I surrender

Shouldn’t you be considering his feelings?

Hardly. These shares are mine, legally acquired. Why should I give them up just to appease him? And how

them back,” Ethan’s voice sliced through the charged atmosphere at that moment, steady and resolute as he strode toward the dining

flush of unease creeping over her as if she had been caught red-handed. She hadn’t anticipated Ethan’s arrival tonight and, in a fluster, thrust the document she held toward

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sow discord between Ethan and them. Her recent facade of compliance,

held their tongues, watching the scene unfold,

kept Ethan in the dark about the matter. Now that the truth was out, she expected Ethan to turn

Ethan since childhood, Rosie was well aware of how fiercely he guarded his stake in the Mitchell Group. Even when the company went public, he had avoided outside investors, choosing instead to grow the

going to take them back?” Rosie said, certain that Ethan would soon