The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 1359:

“Are you arranging her funeral?” Brenna asked, her eyes scanning the room and noting the heavy air of mourning among her kin, though her grandmother was absent.

Shepard’s voice was measured as he replied, “We’ll send a few of us to represent the family. As Harpers, we hold ourselves to a certain standard and can’t simply overlook a loss like this. Your mother, your uncle, your brother, and I will go.”

Brenna nodded thoughtfully. “Then I’ll stay behind. Has anyone told Grandma about the news?”

Ableson shook his head, his expression somber. “Not yet. Your grandmother’s health has been fragile lately. The shock could be too much for her. Rosie hasn’t reached out to her in ages, nor visited. For now, we’ll keep it a secret—she won’t suspect a thing.”

Brenna mustered only a faint look of concern. She didn’t really care about Tessa that much.

of darkness, the relatives bound for Plieca boarded a flight at half past eleven, leaving Dalton and Brenna

down by his own somber thoughts, spoke little of Rosie before departing the

was at work, her phone buzzed with a

in the living room,

and Lennon were present, and even Dalton had paused his

news, haven’t you?” Shepard inquired

hint of grief. “You mean the news

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁: ⲅⲁⳑ𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫺𝖼𝗈𝗆

Brenna felt no sorrow. Earlier, she had even

Braeden’s dark orchestration of Rosie’s demise, believed it a tragic mishap, an unintended consequence of an

the room, noting the heavy air