?Chapter 979:


    Alec felt a surge of frustration. Had she really started seeing him as just a security guard now? Childhood memories of her sweet obedience seemed like a lifetime ago.


    Taking a deep breath, Alec tried to sound calm. “Think about this—you’re breaking up with a man but still working in his building. Does that make any sense? Mr. Mitchell’s a good man. Don’t throw your rtionship away so easily. Do you think you will find someone better than him? Trust me, you’re making things harder than they need to be. Just go and apologize to him…”


    “You have no right to interfere in my life,” Brenna said, her words cutting, as she stepped into the elevator without looking back.


    Alec tried once more, saying, “I am only telling you this because I care about you—”


    “I can handle my own life. Maybe you should worry about yours,” she said, leaving Alec staring at the closed elevator doors, his frustration unresolved in the echoing lobby.


    A younger security guard, who was new and seemed eager to be helpful, approached Alec with a hopeful smile and tried to calm him. “Please don’t let it get to you. Rich youngdies can be stubborn sometimes. If talking to her once doesn’t work, just try again.”


    Without another word, Alec stormed off toward the security office, his temper ring. While Brenna had not had him fired by Ethan, she also had not acknowledged him as her adoptive father at all.


    Brenna remained as cold as ever, and winning her over felt like an impossible task. If she was going to be so ungrateful, Alec thought, then she could not me him for being ruthless in return.


    After stewing for a while, Alec waited until the younger security guard went on patrol. Then, he took out his phone and called Rosie.


    “Miss Harper? This is Alec. There’s something you need to know…” He proceeded to tell her everything he had seen today.


    Meanwhile, Rosie lounged in her office chair, spinning idly as Alec spoke. Amusement colored her voice when she replied, “You? Working as a security guard and still hoping that Brenna will ever ept you as her adoptive father? That’s wishful thinking. If she actually wanted to acknowledge you, if she cared about you at all, would you still be doing this? If she felt anything for you, she’d feel guilty seeing you like this. Tell me, has she acted like she cares? Stop fooling yourself. Have you forgotten what I said to you before?”


    Alec’s cheeks flushed red with anger. Rosie had a sharp tongue, and every time he called to report something, she would mock him mercilessly. Today was no exception.


    “I remember. You’re only helping me get close to her assets, not trying to make her ept me as her adoptive father.” Saying that out loud made him feel belittled. It was humiliating.


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    Rosie didn’t bother hiding her scorn. “That’s right. Do what I tell you, and when the timees, I’ll help you get what you want. Brenna doesn’t treat you like family at all. She owns a string of properties and sits on a fortune worth billions, but have you seen a single penny from her? Has she ever offered you a ce to stay? She’s heartless through and through. Stop expecting anything different from her.”


    Frustration weighed heavily on Alec, but he bit back his anger. Wearing the security uniform felt like an unrelenting insult. Being a taxi driver would have stung less. He couldn’t help but wonder if Rosie was deceiving him. Would he ever get to im Brenna’s assets?


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