Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 703:

She had been through an exhausting day. From being left behind by everyone to wandering in the rain with no shelter, from Vince turning her away to the unbearable silence from her parents, it felt as though she had been ground down to nothing.

Even so, here she was, returned to these walls.

But did this place even count as home anymore?

She found it hard to tell.

All she could do was cry, the way a child might weep after losing the world.

Meanwhile, in the living room below, Richard lashed out, kicking the coffee table so hard that every mug rattled and threatened to tip.

going to go on? Why can’t she pull herself together? You’re her mother — go up there

on the sofa, Sandra sipped her coffee, her grip nearly cracking the porcelain. “And do

Richard as he cast his eyes toward the bathroom upstairs, his voice sharp as ice. “There’s no turning back now. Have you seen the trash they’re spewing about our family online? Rosanna’s name is getting dragged through the mud. We need to

wall, knuckles paling from the force. “There’s no point trying to reason with

eyes. “And what

answer Richard gave was another dismissive grunt. “It’s too late to play nice. Now that things have spiraled this far,

his wrist, he pulled out his phone and dialed Axell’s

sleeping off the worst of it. Richard’s request snapped him to attention, a twisted thrill lighting his voice. “Don’t worry, the settlement agreement is ready. Just send

the call, anticipation buzzed

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freshen up the bedroom,