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.

lightning split the sky, briefly lighting

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

of thunder echoed across

her. She

I messed up. I didn’t mean for it to go this far. I only wanted to reclaim what

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

failure? Today’s product launch conference sent our stock plummeting to the maximum allowable drop. In just a few minutes, we lost one billion in market value! This downward

thrill

color fled

be livid and had prepared herself for his explosive anger over today’s mess. But never

stop shaking, and hot tears poured down

I honestly didn’t… What am I supposed to