The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 78 Chapter 78 Causing A Scene Brenna was yanked from her chair, her phone clattering to the floor. "I am the daughter of the Harper family! What are you doing? Let go of me!" Ruby walked over and shoved Brenna as she said, "Dressed in rags, you claim to be a Harper? Hah, how shameless! How could someone from the Harper family look like this? You smell of cheap perfume, probably only thinking about seducing men. What, are you hoping to snag a rich man and bechis mistress?" The corner where they stood was near the exit to the banquet hall, and in the blink of an eye, Brenna was pulled toward the door.

"Mom, help!" Brenna's cries echoed loudly.

Ruby thought she was calling her and said coldly, "Don't callmom. I am not the mother of someone so disgraceful. I never want to see you again!" Mack, towering over Brenna, shook his head disapprovingly. "You shouldn't even be considering something like that. I know you're accustomed to the comfort of being a Barrett daughter and don't want to go back to that poor, run-down village. I understand that, but I can't stand by while you act like this. You're dishonoring the Barrett family," he said.

Ruby and Isabella exchanged looks. They were aware that Brenna had made a fortune from her consultancy for Vincent and wasn't financially desperate. They believed her greed drove her to want more, and that she was here to seduce a rich man.

Isabella's eyes drifted back to the banquet hall, where Ethan was still chatting with a group of elite guests. He glanced in her direction briefly.

Convinced that Ethan was looking at her, Isabella flashed what she believed to be a captivating smile.

However, Ethan quickly averted his gaze, showing no interest.

Isabella's spirits plummeted, and she blurted out to Brenna, "Just get out of here." Enraged, Brenna retaliated by kicking Mack sharply. "Who are you to dictate where I can be?" she exclaimed in anger.

Mack stumbled and fell, surprised by Brenna's unexpected strength.

Ruby screamed, "Have you lost your senses, Brenna? How could you kick, him like that; he is your brother!" The commotion captured the attention of everyone in the room. Conversations halted, and all eyes turned to the spectacle of Mack on the floor.

"What happened?" 0.0% 23:21 "What's going on?" Elsewhere in the hall, Shepard and Giselle paused their conversation as the disturbance reached their ears. They set their drinks aside and moved quickly towards the commotion.

Brenna stepped over Mack, brushed past Ruby and Isabella, and continued calling out, "Mom!" Bron: a sce walked over, visibly displeased with the Barrett family's anticsrecalled their interference when attempted to provide medical care for his grandfather at the hospital, and now, they were causing "Brenna, are you alright?" He noticed stains of blueberry juice on Brenna's face and, calling a server over for a napkin, he tenderly wiped her face clean.

Giselle took Brenna's hand, her voice laden with worry. "Can you tell us what's going on? Who did this to you?" Mack, regaining his footing, pulled Brenna away from Giselle and sneered, "Really, Brenna, you've gone too far this time. Hiring an actress to play your mother just to ascend the social ladder?" Shepard's anger fla: ed upon hearing this. "Kick this man out immediately!" he ordered.

His daughter was being mistreated right at their event-this was unacceptable! At that moment, Alec intervened. Witnessing Mack sneer at Giselle, he struck Mack across the face and said, "Idiot! This is Mrs. Harper!" Mack, clutching his cheek, suddenly grasped the gravity of his mistake. While he hadn't recognized Giselle earlier, he recognized Shepard.

"Mrs. Harper, I'm terribly sorry. I thought you were the actress my sister had hired," he said, apologizing. Giselle dismissed Mack's apology and turned back to Brenna, asking gently, "My dear, are you alright?" Reassured by Giselle's presence, Brenna approached her and replied, "Mom, I'm okay." Mack, still in disbelief, muttered, "So... You really are the Harper family's daughter?"

By this point, Ruby's confidence had evaporated. Fearing the repercussions of the Harper family's actions against them, she hastily tried to defuse the tension. She said, "Brenna, please, let's not make a big deal out of this. Mack simply wanted you to wear something more suitable for the occasion. He didn't intend any harm. Please forgive his mistake."

Ethan stood next to Brenna, observing the Barrett family's pathetic display with coldindifference. Is that so? That's not how it appeared to me. It seemed more like you were trying to force her out. I think you know what you did." Alec hadn't anticipated things getting out of hand like this. Weren't Brenna's parents supposed to be poor, living in the countryside? How could they possibly be the wealthy Harper family?

Realizing his mistake, he urged Mack, saying, "Apologize to Brenna immediately!" Isabella was boiling with Jeaves protectiveness toward Brenna was obvious to everyone. How could Brenna be so fortunate? She had left the Barrett family and instantly joined the prestigious Harper family. And to top it off, she had such a handsome, wealthy man caring for her. 100.0%