The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 475:

As she lashed out at Thiago, she yelled insults. Her barrage of accusations flew as she shouted, “One of you is Ellie’s boyfriend, and the other her best friend. How could you betray Ellie like this? I’ll teach you a hard lesson!”

Tightening her jaw, Brenna found Tori’s antics ridiculous. Thiago tried to speak, but Tori’s loud complaints drowned him out.

Stepping in, Brenna pulled Tori away with a firm and unexpectedly strong grip that caused her significant pain.

Dramatically, Tori screamed, “These shameless people are trying to kill me!”

The entire restaurant’s patrons turned their gaze toward them, whispers of judgment spreading.

Tori continued shouting at the top of her lungs, claiming Brenna had tried to harm her. The nearby customers didn’t hesitate to accuse Brenna of using her youth to bully someone older and more vulnerable.

Annoyed, Brenna despised such baseless attacks and the judgment, typical of self-entitled seniors, before understanding the full situation from Tori.

Her hold remained firm as she confronted Tori coldly. “What exactly did you think you saw? Must you scream without understanding the full story?”

Tori wasn’t the type to back down easily. Her features scrunched in pain, but she brushed off the question and raised her voice even more. “Someone help! They’re trying to kill me!”

The uproar caught the attention of the restaurant staff and the manager.

Approaching them, the manager suggested diplomatically, “Miss, maybe it’s best to let her go. We must be careful with the elderly. Any harm to her could bring serious consequences.”

Recognizing the manager’s genuine concern, Brenna guessed that Ellie might be nearby. Further confrontation would only complicate matters for her.

With a sigh of frustration, Brenna released her hold.

𝕍𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕕 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕖: gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⧿ⅽ𝗈𝗺

Tori, still overacting, rubbed her wrist and said, “You think this makes it right? You are shameless!”

Thiago felt utterly bewildered by Tori’s accusations and tried to calm her patiently. “Tori, you need to calm down. We can talk this through. Brenna is my boss, and we were merely discussing business just now. There is nothing between us.”

“Liar!” shouted Tori, spitting the word with such force that drops of saliva sprayed from her mouth. “Since when do people sit so close to discuss work? Don’t think I didn’t notice—you two had your heads so near, you might as well have been kissing. What a disgusting display in public.”

With his hands balled into fists, Thiago restrained himself solely because of Tori’s connection to Ellie.

Tori’s accusations grew wilder, slinging mud at Thiago’s family and threatening to prevent any marriage between him and Ellie.

A fury smoldered within Thiago, yet he forced himself to stay composed. He knew better than to act on his anger.

Brenna was baffled by the contrast between Ellie’s rational demeanor and her mother’s irrational outbursts.

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