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.

like,” Pattie said quickly, tightening her hold on Roland. “Your brother was drinking with Chris. He had way too much, and I got worried. I just checked in to make sure he was okay.

a chorus rose in confusion. “Not what we think? What exactly

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

any of it. Her gaze swept over Pattie with suspicion, her lips pressed into a thin line. She clearly wanted to

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

everything. There was

more books

he really leaving? To her surprise, Roland gave a

things I need to deal with here.” That wasn’t what Elvira wanted to hear. Her brows

he was

got into that car crash before the trial — I’m

tighten. The fury behind his eyes was

her in full force. During Maia’s last court appearance, her lawyer had