Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 759:

The voice caught Maia off guard. She held the phone for a moment before setting it back on the table.

Chris hadn’t returned as he had promised, and no message had been sent to explain why. Now, he had even turned off his phone?

Maia’s brows drew together, a quiet pressure settling in her chest. It wasn’t exactly pain, just a dull, confusing weight.

Her eyes drifted to the food she had carefully prepared. The steam had long vanished.

He said he’d be home by seven. She had made dinner earlier than usual, even adding a special herbal dish just for him.

A sigh slipped past Maia’s lips. A flicker of doubt ran through her mind — maybe she cared more about Chris than he had ever intended her to. Maybe the truth was simpler: Chris just didn’t feel the same way she did.

If he genuinely cared, wouldn’t he have at least sent a message or made a phone call to explain? How could he just turn off his phone, as if she were insignificant, not worth his time or a single word?

anything from him now seemed like

her breath, pressing her teeth into

later, she set her knife and fork down. The flavors felt muted, as

sigh

the table and stepped out onto the balcony. The evening breeze brushed against her skin, cool and quiet. The sky

she checked her phone once more.

ve ls . com

— only to hear the same automated response. His phone was still

the silence of the room deepened and the hours dragged on. The glow from the ceiling light cast long shadows, making her loneliness

the phone, unaware of when sleep finally

suddenly

device. But when she checked the screen, the name staring

hesitated. A late-night call from