Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 623:

Surprise flickered across Maia’s expression before understanding settled in. She reached for Pattie’s hands, squeezing them warmly. “Pattie, you’re my dearest friend. Roland is someone I trust completely. If your feelings for him are genuine, not only wouldn’t I mind, I’d be thrilled for you both.”

Those words sent a wave of emotion through Pattie’s chest. She lifted her eyes to meet Maia’s, watching as her anxiety dissolved into determined resolve.

Her hands rubbed together with barely contained excitement. “Well then, I’m done holding back!”

Maia immediately offered an enthusiastic thumbs-up and an encouraging nod.

The two women caught each other’s eyes and dissolved into shared laughter.

Across the city, Vince emerged from an exclusive private club, settling into his car with a cold smile ghosting his lips.

Richard

gone crazy. Otherwise, he couldn’t have elaborated such schemes. They indeed commanded a

watching them crumble from

finally tumbled from her throne of success, when desperation and heartbreak consumed her completely, that would be his moment to step in and reclaim her

seat, Vince retrieved his phone and scrolled to a familiar contact—Shiloh Hayes, current warden of

To what do I

curved Vince’s lips as he

had recognized his potential early, cultivating their

she was managing well enough, he’d let the matter rest. Without

the best