Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 640:

He had tried to erase the trending topic from Twitter, but as soon as one mention disappeared, another appeared just as fast, like someone was pulling strings from the shadows.

A sudden thought crossed Chris’ mind, and a bitter smile crept across his face as he let out a short, mocking laugh.

He powered off his phone, stepped out of his room, and made his way to Maia’s door, tapping on it softly.

The door swung open right away.

Standing there in silk pajamas that showed off her graceful shape, Maia made Chris stop in his tracks for a split second, and he had to swallow nervously.

“Maia, is there anything you need help with?” he asked, keeping his eyes on her calm and gentle expression.

Maia walked out into the hallway, grabbed a cup, and filled it with water at the nearby dispenser.

at Chris, who had quietly followed, and offered him a smile. “Shouldn’t you be asking me whether

serious and

was mirrored in Maia’s clear

or question her honesty, he placed his trust in her

brought a gentle warmth

take care of this myself.” Maia’s eyes grew gentle as she added, “I’m planning to go to Lark Fashion’s product launch tomorrow. That’s when

acknowledge his trust and partly

was all that Maia needed

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set right. Chris, an

was really behind Larkin, and

worry in his eyes and offered a gentle smile. “Don’t let it trouble you. The facts will hold up

his bed, looking thoughtful. Maia’s words — “the facts will hold up to any investigation” — kept replaying in