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.”

up speed. “If once isn’t enough, we’ll go again. And again if we have to. We won’t stop

at the Nelson estate, Rosanna lay in a daze, caught somewhere between sleep and

finally wore the white wedding gown that

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shot through

choking on the liquid as it went down the wrong pipe. Then, all at once, she began to cough hard, her body jerking with each

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open. Her throat burned, and tears poured down her

tried to push herself upright, but something yanked her wrist back

froze. She glanced down and saw that her wrists and ankles had been tied tightly to the bedposts