The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 1337:

As she stepped out, Ruby struck Alec harder with the hanger. “Behave! Keep quiet, or I’ll leave you without food!”

Even as the blows landed, Alec refused to give up. He continued to try to win his daughter’s sympathy, knowing that if he lost this chance, he might never get another.

The louder he shouted, the harsher Ruby’s strikes became. From outside, Isabella listened to the noise—the screams, curses, and cries—and grew annoyed.

After nearly ten minutes, Ruby stepped out of the bedroom with a bright smile, warmly inviting Isabella to sit down at the table for a meal.

The table was piled with dishes, their rich aroma drifting into Alec’s room and stirring his empty stomach. He hadn’t eaten in an entire day and night, and hunger gnawed at him.

His cries began again. “Starving…”

terrible things

went on complaining

heard a word. Nothing Ruby said could change what was obvious; Alec’s state told

asked, her face calm as she looked across the table. Though her plate was stacked with food, her appetite had disappeared. The

to raise you when you were little, and now I’d

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your father’s

nothing, her indifference leaving Ruby anxious, unable to tell

still your mother,” Ruby said softly, her

would depend entirely on her mood. “It’s late, and

distance her daughter had placed between them. Why wouldn’t Isabella open up to her

come visit me more often, Isabella,” Ruby said gently, following her with careful steps, afraid to say anything that might