Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 507:

“Alright.” Ethan gave a solemn nod, as though sealing a promise with himself.

Later that evening, back at home, Ethan lay in bed, tossing and turning like a ship caught in indecisive winds. No matter how he turned it over in his mind, he couldn’t settle on what kind of gift would truly express his gratitude to Maia.

Just then, his phone buzzed. A message popped up from Marisa. “Hey, champ! Got any grand plans for that million yet?”

Ethan stared at the screen, and a thought sparked. Maybe Marisa could help. She had a brother, after all, and being a girl herself, she might have a better sense of what kind of gift would really touch a woman’s heart. Taking a deep breath, he tapped her number and hit “call.” She picked up almost immediately.

“Well, well, calling me out of the blue — what’s this? Planning to blow that million on a fancy dinner for me?”

Ethan paused, caught off guard by her teasing tone.

Marisa dragging him into the game, he wouldn’t even be in this position. Besides, a dinner would be a good excuse to pick her brain about gift ideas. So he replied, “Yes, I’m inviting you to

never expecting him to take it seriously. A bold move?

a beat, she answered, “Of course! If you’re buying,

lobster restaurant right outside the school gate. Marisa had been craving spicy crawfish,

dazzling moment during the competition. Now that they were going out — just the two of them — was this a date? No

𝓳𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝒉𝓮𝓻𝑒:

jumped to her feet and headed for the closet to

still groggy, his head foggy from lack of sleep. If his stomach hadn’t growled loud enough to wake the dead, he might’ve slept straight into

the moment he opened his bedroom door, all trace of drowsiness vanished like

his sister, Marisa — almost unrecognizable. She had light makeup on, and she

that dress — it was the one he’d given her last year for her birthday, hoping that it would coax her

there. It had taken endless persuading for her to accept it, and even