Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 707:

Yet maternal instinct clawed at her chest, a relentless ache spreading like fire through her ribs. Every breath carried the weight of what they were about to do.

Turning toward the rain-streaked window, Sandra watched streetlights blur into amber halos through the downpour. Tears gathered at the corners of her eyes but refused to fall.

Axell’s villa blazed with light against the storm-darkened night. Richard guided the car to a stop near the entrance, then carefully lifted Rosanna’s limp form from the backseat.

Rain soaked through his suit jacket as he cradled her, the fabric clinging to his skin like a second layer of guilt.

Sandra appeared beside him with an umbrella, her presence both shield and witness as they approached the imposing front door. Richard’s fingers trembled slightly as he dialed the familiar number.

“We’re here.”

moments, the door burst

with anticipation, while his elderly butler

he took in Rosanna’s unconscious state. “What

flawless makeup, hunger flickered across his features.

eager arms. A practiced smile stretched across his face as he offered his

She simply dozed off during the drive. Regardless,

hands rubbed together with barely concealed anxiety as he ventured the question that had haunted him all evening. “About that

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his voice. “Enough with this tedious dance! My word stands.” His grip

a physical blow. He lunged forward, desperate fingers grasping at the fluttering document, but it slipped through his grasp and landed in the rain-soaked