The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 1336:

Isabella pulled back. “I’ll speak with her.”

“Isabella, you’re my child. Don’t abandon me in this place. Take me in; I can’t remain with your mother any longer. She has drained my savings and signed the house over to herself. Help me reclaim everything, and when I pass, it will all belong to you…”

Alec muttered brokenly, his voice tangled with sobs. He kept repeating himself, but Isabella couldn’t piece together his meaning, no matter how hard she tried. Leaning closer, Isabella furrowed her brow, straining to catch his words. “I can’t understand what you’re saying.”

Alec’s frustration grew. Though his body was unresponsive, his mind remained sharp. He was painfully aware that he had no way to step outside, no means to seek help, and no chance to expose Ruby’s cruelty. His only hope lay in the rare visits from others.

Today, Isabella had come, and he clung to the chance of persuading her to act, to somehow change his situation. Should she take pity, maybe she would agree to let him move in with her, and his days might finally improve.

kept repeating himself, yet Isabella

Isabella saw Alec’s current state, she would lose her temper, lash out, and blame her for not

face nervously, bracing herself for harsh words, yet none came. She noticed Isabella’s expression—disgust was written across her features, and there

feel the tension ease from her chest. She tapped Alec’s hand with

again! Isabella, look…” Alec lifted a trembling finger at Ruby,

Isabella regarded him with a detached expression, pulled out her phone, snapped several photos of him, and

Brenna when she had been a kid, and about her own cruelty toward

the faintest hint of regret, even claiming she hadn’t gone far enough. Now,

said to Alec, forwarding the pictures before slipping her phone back into her bag with