Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 731:

For a moment, Jarrod could only stare, stunned by the news. He turned toward his mother, searching her face for reassurance.

“Is that really what happened?” he managed to ask, uncertainty in his voice.

Sandra squeezed his hand and nodded gently.

“Since we have that agreement, the whole thing looks like nothing more than a scuffle between you and Axell. No one sees it as an attack anymore. There won’t be any criminal charges.”

Tears welled in Jarrod’s eyes as relief began to set in. Slowly, he sank into the seat and let out a deep, unsteady breath.

Recent days had left him drained and hollow, with no appetite and sleep slipping further from reach as worry gnawed at his thoughts. Nothing haunted him more than the idea of being abandoned, and at some point, he had almost accepted that five years behind bars could become his reality.

Even so, his parents had somehow found a way to obtain Axell’s forgiveness, reaching down to pull him free when he had nearly lost hope.

can hardly believe it.

the steering wheel grew

need to remember this moment. Going forward, control your temper. Don’t act

and full of promise. “I mean it, I’ll never pull a

glass, shifting landscapes retreated while sunlight spilled over

deeper into the seat, struck by the

gloom at last, promising that brighter

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mind. He began to wonder about Rosanna, uncertain of what fate had found her after everything that happened

just realized Rosanna isn’t here. Is she all right?” Worry crept into Jarrod’s

car fell into a hush. No one said

hands together and

he slammed on the brakes,