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

somber thoughts, spoke little of Rosie before departing the next day

phone buzzed with a message from Isabella, accompanied by a series of

as Brenna stepped into her home, she found everyone assembled in the living room, including Ableson’s family, their expressions grave and the

even Dalton had paused his bustling film schedule to return

heard the news, haven’t you?”

a mask of calm, betraying no hint of grief. “You mean the news about Rosie? Yes. Her

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁: ⲅⲁⳑ𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫺𝖼𝗈𝗆

her heart, Brenna felt no sorrow. Earlier, she

demise, believed it a tragic mishap, an unintended

arranging her funeral?” Brenna asked, her eyes scanning the room, noting