Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 604:

“Alright then! Let’s move ahead. Maia, you start again…”

Yet, in the rounds that followed, Elvira found herself caught in a losing streak. Maxwell played like he had Lady Luck wrapped around his finger. Each time, he rolled the highest number, sometimes even a flawless triple six, as if fate itself had been bribed.

For a fleeting moment, Elvira suspected that Maxwell was using trickery. But after checking the dice and the cup with hawk-eyed precision, she found nothing unusual.

She hadn’t been utterly defeated, but she had clearly lost her grip on the reins. To make matters worse, whenever Chris or Maia ended up on the losing side, Maxwell lobbed them the easiest of softballs — questions so dull that they might’ve put a baby to sleep.

“Wow, I’m on fire today! Let’s keep playing, everyone. Don’t look so grim. It’s just a game!” Maxwell said smugly, twirling the dice between his fingers as if they obeyed his very will.

Elvira’s temper flared like dry kindling catching fire. “Don’t get too full of yourself. If you lose later, I won’t go easy on you.”

with a nonchalant shrug, unfazed. “I’ll be

Chris’s earlier calm hadn’t been casual — it had been calculated. He clearly knew all along that Maxwell had skills hidden up his

smirk tugging at his lips. “What

his breath tickling her ear. The warmth of it sent a shiver racing down her spine. Few in that room knew the truth: Maxwell was the hidden heir of the Payne family from Drakmire — a dynasty steeped in the world of gambling. He’d grown up

to Maia,

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Surely, he was some slick gambler raised in

carefully laid plans would unravel

is uncanny tonight, but your questions? They’re like yesterday’s soup — bland and forgettable. How about this? If you win the

of wine, her tone soft and laced with persuasion. “It’s just a little favor, Maxwell. You won’t turn me down, will you? Ask anyone here — your

a sly glint in her eye, “And if you agree… I’ll give you a