The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 167 Are You Going To Do Something About It

"You handle this situation. If it isn't resolved within ten minutes, don't bother showing up to work at the Harper Group tomorrow," Brenna said firmly, leaving no room for discussion.

Her assertive tone caused a stir among the onlookers, particularly those who had been spreading the rumors. They felt as though Brenna had caught them in the act, and their jobs were suddenly in jeopardy.

There was a moment of hesitation in the room, followed by disapproving glances aimed at Brenna.

Sabine, caught off guard, responded with defiance, "Miss Harper, even if you are the chairman's daughter, you aren't in charge of day-to-day operations here. Isn't it overstepping for you to do that? If you really had the power to fire me, then anyone here could be next. Where do you get such authority?"

Her tone grew almost confrontational by the end.

Brenna realized that Sabine was not here to assist her but to provoke and undermine her.

She retorted sharply, "Does addressing incompetence require special authority? The way you conduct yourself, one would think you were the CEO of Harper Group, not an assistant."

Sabine was left momentarily speechless, unable to formulate a counter.

Brenna's sharp wit was clear to everyone; it was no wonder even Ernst had been pushed out of the company because of her.

Brenna continued, "Leave. I don't need your help. An assistant with such arrogance is not someone I want near me." With that, she turned away, her expression cold, and walked over to see how Patrick was doing.

At the Mitchell Group.

Neville rushed into Ethan's office, a serious look on his face, holding up his phone for Ethan to see. "Mr. Mitchell, take a look at this!" he said.

Ethan paused his review of a document and glanced at the screen Neville was holding, which showed a chat history between Neville and his friend.

This friend, Gerry Harrison, was a mid-level project manager at the Harper Group.

Neville explained, "A friend of mine told me that several Harper Group employees are spreading these rumors like crazy in their group chats. Someone's clearly pushing the story, boldly insisting the child is Miss Harper's illegitimate son. Now everyone's caught up in guessing who the father might be, and it's doing real harm to Miss Harper's reputation."

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Chapter 167 Are You Going To Do Something About it

Ethan's face hardened as he quickly thought of a plan. "Get our PR team to hack into their system, disrupt these messages, and shut down their chat software to stop any further discussion on this matter, Delete all the leaked photos and find out who's responsible for this situation."

"Understood.” Neville exited the room with purposeful strides to carry out the tasks.

Ethan's expression hardened as he rapidly typed on his keyboard, swiftly gaining access to a Harper Group chat

group.

As he read through the messages, he saw that most of the employees weren't criticizing Brenna, they were just

sitting back and watching the drama play out.

Only a few were vocal in their criticism, accusing Brenna of abusing her status as the chairman's daughter and criticizing her for allegedly bringing an illegitimate child to a significant company event, thus damaging thenoveldrama

reputation of the Harper Group.

Ethan sifted through all the chat groups to pinpoint the individuals instigating the rumors.

Convinced that there was a deliberate attempt to tarnish Brenna's image, he took note of the IDs of the key

agitators and sent them to Neville for further investigation.

Who was behind the attempt to destroy Brenna's reputation?

Confirming whether Brenna had a child would've been simple, yet the one stirring things up didn't bother to find out about the truth. Instead, they just boldly claimed in the group chats that the boy was Brenna's son.

After a second review of the messages, Ethan called Neville, instructing him to monitor these troublemakers

closely.

After the call with Neville, Ethan then dialed a number decisively. "You have a son, and now he's being targeted. Are you going to do something about it?"

Jayceon, who had returned from Norview only the day before, had been grappling with his failures. He had spent the last few weeks fruitlessly trying to track down Ellie abroad, only to find she had returned: country ahead of him.

He sat there feeling defeated, having gone over his failures more times than he could count.

"What did you just say?" Jayceon sprang up from his chair, alert and focused on Ethan's words. "Tell me where

Ellie and my son are."

Ethan sent him the photos of Brenna and Patrick.

Immediately angered, Jayceon blurted out, "Aren't these your fiancée's photos? Are you messing with me?"

"The child is yours," Ethan said calmly. "Brenna has been caring for your son."

He had suspected the previous day that the young boy Brenna had brought along was Jayceon's son. Patrick bore a striking resemblance to Jayceon's childhood photos.

Ethan and Jayceon had been close friends since childhood, and Ethan still had photos of them together from their younger days.

"Head to the Harper Group building now." After saying that to Jayceon, Ethan also prepared to leave.

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