Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 603:

Watching everyone’s stunned faces, Elvira beamed to herself. This was the reaction she’d been aiming for. “We all agreed — no quitting. This is just round one, so don’t even think about backing down.”

Pattie cast a look in Maia’s direction. She remembered Maia once confiding that marrying Chris had been just her way of repaying a huge favor — helping him climb the ladder to lead the Cooper Group. If that was true, then Maia probably didn’t love Chris in a romantic way, right?

After all, Chris was just the Coopers’ illegitimate son, a carefree flirt with no real drive. That idea brought sudden clarity to Pattie’s thoughts.

She turned to Elvira with a dazzling grin and said, “Sure, no problem.” As everyone stared in disbelief and intrigue, Pattie calmly made her way over to Chris and took a seat right beside him.

“Mr. Cooper, it’s just a game. I apologize beforehand,” Pattie said softly. She leaned in, neck extended, ready to plant a quick kiss on Chris’s cheek. But before she could get close, Chris suddenly stood up, reached for the whiskey bottle on the table, and poured himself a full glass.

“Sorry, I can’t go through with this. I’ll take the punishment — three drinks,” he announced. Without missing a beat, and with everyone watching in shock, Chris slammed down three full glasses of whiskey back to back.

This wasn’t just for the loser, but also anyone who had

than it looked. Earlier, they’d all been diluting it with juice. But Chris had gone in hard, downing three

expected him to react like that. Her lips curved slightly, a flicker of admiration in her expression.

at Elvira. “Well, since Mr. Cooper already took the hit, I guess that

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going through his head? Pattie was stunning, no doubt about it. Letting her kiss him wouldn’t have hurt. Was he really that desperate to keep up appearances for Maia’s

Her plan might have failed this

edge of a table. Everyone sensed that the next round of questions might cut deeper, and

and shot Maxwell a glance that practically screamed, “What exactly are you playing at now?” Maxwell caught

time to reveal what he truly had up his sleeve. When it came to rolling dice, he wasn’t just good —