Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 645:

Vance had assumed that it was just polite rejection wrapped in business speak.

But now Alice’s own post was live for the world to see, which threw him completely off balance.

Had his contact somehow worked magic behind the scenes? Maybe persistent follow-up had actually changed her mind?

Doubt gnawing at him, he quickly fired off an email to Alice directly, needing absolute confirmation of tomorrow’s plans.

Her response came back faster than expected. “Absolutely, touching down at Wront airport at 1 PM sharp. Really looking forward to this visit.”

Relief washed over Vance as he read the message. His worries had been for nothing.

looked up at his father, who was still basking in online praise. “Just heard back from Alice herself. Her flight gets in

up even brighter.

lounged comfortably in his chair, a subtle grin tugging at his lips as he

his assistant, who stood waiting for instructions, and

could have realized that the

Fashion and Larkin’s connections, it was unlikely they could reach Alice. So Kolton had his assistant

Larkin’s eldest son, Vance, took the bait and reached

this sort of maneuvering might have seemed impossible, but for Kolton, it was child’s play. He took great satisfaction in quietly stirring up the flames, watching Maia’s downfall unfold piece by piece,

from the shadows and moving people around like chess pieces. Kolton’s

opens doors

up the pressure. I want tomorrow’s event to grab the media spotlight, but make sure it stays under