Rising From Ashes: The Heiress They Tried To Erase
Go back to the way things were? The fact that he
oment he chose to stand by R
he fixed her gaze on him. "You must be confused, Mr. Ward. We
steady, a quiet coldness
, like he hadn't exp
ith a warmth that lit up every r
n emptine
hat love she'd poured into him h
red, clouding his reason. "Maia, if you're still willi
e he was offering a favor, as if be
ddenly let out a laugh. "Vince, you're not the man I used
rned icy as
s face went stiff, the veins a
d, the softness in his face twisting
o talk back. You think you're better than you are. I'm offering you a ch
e calm, polite man fro
ruly saw him - Vince's rea
lings cloud the truth. Now, she
ery man except you in the world were gone, I would never be wi
liation, narrowed into a grin. "Is th
arm around her waist and leaned
ee shot up fast and brutal, catchin
d from Vince as he
dn't find the words. The sh
e at Maia, disbelief wri
spoke with a voice stripped of warmth. "Consider that your fir
and walked off, not even sp
irs behind the velvet curtains of the Mor
ip hard as she wa
ce from me, Maia? Over my de
d unlocked the drawer beneath the v
lay within - an antique emerald bra
er fingers. A sly grin s
ou stole what should've been mine, the bracelet...
.
open the door, peeled off her shirt, and dro
he arrangements
Zoey had made it clear - this was where she
Zoey's wishes? Tha
potless - like someone cle
y. It was too clean, like
silence, her phone li
peared, making her sit up
kes you my niece-in-law now! I don't have much to give, but here's
ght after - this time, it was a tran
sferred a mil
eros carefully. It
lips as she replied, "Zoey, you rea
ou just say too much? You think it
even know ho
Zoey, money flowe
rful response. "You're t
nd whatever you do, keep my identity under wraps. Espec
"Relax. I won't spill a wo
u settled in the apart
rough the door,
This one came with a smirking emoji. "I lef
Maia was
on it, the apartment door cr
as sta
up, she locked on
tanding in
ear his feet were the clothe
is gaze came to a halt on Maia - who s
utterly unbothered, lit a spa