Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 616:

The line barely connected before Pattie’s voice erupted, frantic and sharp. “Maia, thank God you’re awake! Richard — he’s at the company entrance, making a scene since dawn. Says he’ll jump off the rooftop if you don’t show up!”

Maia shot upright, her pulse spiking. “Why? Has he lost his senses?”

Pattie’s exasperated sigh crackled through the speaker. “Clearly. The entrance is a circus — crowds, cameras, the works. If you don’t get here soon, you’ll be trending for all the wrong reasons by tonight.”

Rubbing her temples, Maia felt frustration coil tightly in her chest. Richard’s desperation had spiraled into madness, dragging her into his chaos.

“Understood,” she said, her voice clipped. She flung the covers aside and swung her legs out of bed, urgency propelling her.

As she stepped into the hallway, she nearly collided with Chris, who was balancing a tray of breakfast in his hands. His brow lifted, a question in his eyes. “You’re up. I made—”

in, snatching her coat from the rack

behind her, the sound echoing in the

at the untouched plate of eggs

the shocked, confused, or mocking stares of those around him. He tore off his

on me again, I’ll throw myself off the roof! Get Maia out here right now! Let her face me and say what

in the doorway, folding her arms and releasing a heavy sigh. For the first time in years, she finally understood what it felt like

near the door. Richard wanted none of it. He accused her of hiding Maia inside,

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expect was for Richard to yank off his tie, drop to the floor,

twitch ran through Pattie’s eyelid. She was convinced now — no one in the Morgan family

lifted her gaze just