Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 602:

“Great, let’s kick things off. Maia, you’re first.”

Maia kicked things off, followed by Chris. Roland rolled next, then Pattie and Maxwell. Elvira took the final turn. When everyone had played once, Elvira emerged on top. Her dice added up to thirteen — what luck!

On the flip side, Pattie ended up with the lowest total, just five points to her name. Rolling that poorly with three dice? It was almost comical.

Pattie let out a half-smile and said dryly, “Looks like I lost.”

Elvira didn’t seem too thrilled. Chris had only edged past Pattie by two points. Still, no one dwelled on it. It was just the opening round, after all.

Elvira shot Pattie a sly grin and leaned slightly toward her. There was a bite to her voice. “Pattie, I didn’t peg you as the first one out. But rules are rules. Truth or dare?”

Pattie let out a small laugh. “Truth, I guess.”

“Alright, I’ll ease us in with a warm-up question.” Her voice

the room like a held breath. Roland’s eyebrow twitched slightly.

She tossed her hair back lazily, her fingers brushing through the waves. Her eyes locked onto

meaning to. A sudden jolt shot through

his mind — soft lighting, a

uneasy energy stirred inside him. His memories remained jumbled, like a puzzle with missing parts. Still, a nagging question poked at him. Could it be? Had he been the one

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then as a man… he knew that

tension in him. Her grin widened ever so slightly as she lazily circled the rim of her wine glass with her finger. Her tone was airy but carried weight. “Elvira, truth means one question. Isn’t asking two pushing

on shaming Pattie — and keeping her far from her brother. “But they’re simple questions. You can answer both in just a few words,” she said sweetly, pretending to be innocent. Her voice floated like a breeze. “If

direction. Then, without missing a beat, she tilted her glass back and drained it in one smooth motion. She dabbed her lips with poise. “Alright then,

a nerve! She felt sure Pattie was