Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 716:

Thinking along these lines, Kolton grew more convinced that Zoey had played no part in Maia’s change behind bars.

“I might’ve been reading too much into it,” Kolton muttered, snapping his laptop shut.

Still, a flicker of doubt lingered in his eyes.

Just then, a knock echoed on the door.

A gentle voice called out, “Dad, it’s me — Mariana.”

Kolton turned his eyes toward the door, his tone sharp and commanding. “Come in.”

Mariana slowly opened the door, her body trembling like a leaf in the wind. Her lip quivered as she stepped inside, clearly anxious.

crept forward on shaky legs, her hands clenched tightly in front of her. She didn’t dare

lighting up Kolton’s face and revealing the

his features looked carved from stone — cold, severe, and filled with

low roll of thunder

a word, Mariana’s fear overwhelmed her. She collapsed to her knees

to go this far. I only wanted to reclaim what should’ve been ours from Maia. I

suddenly rising to his feet and slamming his hand onto the desk, the

allowable drop. In just a few minutes, we lost one billion in market value! This downward spiral isn’t stopping either. Over the next few days, our stock will likely keep hitting those limits, and we could end

the thrill

fled

explosive anger over today’s mess. But never in her wildest nightmares had she imagined that her

shaking, and hot tears poured down

things would go this wrong. I honestly didn’t…