Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 609:

In her mind, she saw flashes of Pattie flirting, all smiles and coy glances — and the image made her stomach twist. She turned sharply to Maxwell. “Where’s my brother?”

Casually, Maxwell gave a shrug. “He went to the restroom.”

Maia added, “Where’d Pattie go?”

With a smirk, Maxwell replied, “Same place.”

The response made Elvira and Maia freeze. Confused glances passed between them before they rushed toward the hallway. Just as they arrived, the restroom door opened. Pattie stepped out slowly, one hand steadying Roland beside her. Their faces were flushed, their breathing uneven.

Elvira’s jaw dropped. Her eyes bounced between the two of them in disbelief before she finally blurted out, “What were you two doing in there?”

Heat rushed to both their faces the second the question landed.

drinking with Chris. He had way too much, and I got worried. I just

what

froze. She could already feel the words digging her a deeper hole. No matter how she tried to explain it, it just sounded worse. At this point, pretending to be clueless was probably her best

pressed into a thin line. She clearly wanted to say more, but

glare in the process. With her arm looped through his, she softened her voice.

had already filled her in on everything. There was no reason for Roland to stick

books at

he really leaving? To her surprise, Roland gave a

ahead without me. I still have things I need to deal with here.” That wasn’t what Elvira wanted to hear. Her brows creased. “What else is

reason why he was here? What

that car crash before the trial — I’m not leaving until I get

made his jaw tighten. The fury behind his eyes was

court appearance, her lawyer had been in a serious accident