Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 709:

The inside of the car grew quiet again. Only the steady patter of rain drumming on the windows broke the silence.

Richard switched on the engine without a word, eyes locked on the road ahead, face unreadable.

Several moments passed. Then, almost in a whisper, he finally said, “Let her go. Let’s act like she was never ours… We’ve done our part these past four years. We’ve done what we could.”

He hesitated briefly before adding, “After Jarrod returns, our priority is to work on getting Maia on our side… She’s the last shot we’ve got at saving the Morgan name!”

Sandra gripped the edge of her seat more tightly and gave a slight nod. “Do you think Maia might ever forgive us? After all that we did to her?” she asked quietly.

“How would we know unless we give it a shot? Maia and Jarrod were thick as thieves when they were kids. We jumped to conclusions back then and blamed her unfairly. But now, if the three of us go and plead with her, I’ve got a feeling she might soften.”

speed. “If once isn’t enough, we’ll go

at the Nelson estate, Rosanna

white wedding gown that she had always longed for and married into wealth and

surrounded her, clapping and cheering, voices full of joy. The whole place

of wine. She took it with

shot through her head, and

wrong pipe. Then, all at once, she

at g Ɐ

eyes snapped open. Her throat burned, and tears poured

was still foggy. She tried to push herself upright, but something yanked her wrist

her wrists and ankles had been tied tightly to the bedposts