The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 452:

Brenna arrived home to find Giselle waiting in the living room, her expression a mask of forced lightness.

“Well? How did the meeting with Ethan’s parents go?” Giselle asked.

“It went great, except that I grinned until my cheeks felt ready to burst,” Brenna replied, rubbing her sore facial muscles.

She sensed the thin veneer of anger simmering beneath Giselle’s composed demeanor.

Giselle let out a heavy sigh. “Rosie’s back. I’m sorry, darling—even in our own home, we’re powerless against your grandfather’s decisions. I know you don’t like her, but we can’t go against his orders.”

Giselle’s distress stemmed from a bitter clash with Shepard, another skirmish over Rosie.

Shepard saw a chance for redemption. He believed Rosie would change this time, but Giselle only saw betrayal.

Years spent raising Rosie as her own had only led to this moment, when Rosie deliberately plotted to upset her. Rosie clearly understood she was not welcome here, yet she still forced her way back.

Giselle wanted to find a way to make Luther change his mind about letting Rosie live with them, but Shepard felt sorry for Rosie and wanted to let her stay.

Though Brenna felt a discomfort twisting in her stomach, she didn’t want Giselle to bear the weight of guilt. She gave a dismissive wave. “Don’t worry about it. If Rosie steps out of line, I’ll handle her.”

Giselle wrung her hands, guilt heavy in her chest. How could she face Brenna while allowing the person who had harmed her to live here? But there was little she could do.

“Her little schemes won’t work on me,” Brenna reassured Giselle. “Dealing with her is a piece of cake for me. In fact, if you don’t like her, I already have a plan to get her out of our house.”

She chuckled softly, a mischievous glint lighting her eyes.

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Giselle leaned in closer. “What’s your plan?”

Without missing a beat, Brenna replied, “Get her married.”

Giselle’s face darkened. “Don’t be absurd! Anyone can see she has her sights set on Ethan!”

This was Giselle’s greatest fear—that Rosie would stop at nothing to steal Ethan away from Brenna or tear them apart.

Brenna scoffed. “So what? Can she really force him to marry her? Ethan is a catch—wealthy, handsome, and young. It’s only natural that women throw themselves at him left and right.”noveldrama

Giselle finally chuckled, the tension in her shoulders easing. “You’ve got a point. Many women want to marry Ethan. Rosie is just one of them; it hardly makes a difference.”

As Brenna and Giselle ascended to the third floor, the heated exchange between Shepard and Ernst drifted through the air.

Giselle explained, “Your grandfather is adamant that Ernst gain some outside experience for about a year before rejoining the Harper Group. He believes Dalton lacks the chops for corporate management and that the Harper Group can’t move forward without Ernst at the helm. Though he sees your leadership potential, he clings to outdated beliefs that women should be anchored to domestic duties rather than steering the business. At most, he might toss you a few shares to keep you comfortable. He is convinced that women can’t manage companies.”

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