Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 762:

By the time she arrived at Elysium Apartments, a pulse of anticipation stirred beneath her skin. It was already late — Chris should have been home by now, no matter what had delayed him.

With deliberate slowness, Maia slid the key into the door, almost holding her breath as she stepped inside — only to find the apartment steeped in darkness.

There was no trace of Chris.

Maia’s heart sank, heavy with unspoken worry.

Switching on the light, she caught the faded aroma of the dinner she had prepared, now left untouched — a quiet testament to how long she had been waiting.

A weary sigh slipped from her lips as she collapsed onto the sofa, hands kneading the tension from her temples.

Worry gnawed at her — was Chris caught up in trouble? Yet beneath that anxiety, a deeper hurt threatened to surface, one she struggled to ignore.

had he failed to keep a promise, let alone left her without even a single text. Even

this what it felt like to be

resilient after Vince, moments like this

over her. She reclined against the

she had been waiting when, all at once, the faint sound of footsteps echoed

the fog of sleep, her gaze instantly

door creaked open, a tall, familiar silhouette stepped inside, illuminated only by the faint spill of light

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thought. The hour hand had already swept past four in

the sofa, she folded her arms and watched in silence as

room as

short when he spotted Maia on the sofa, surprise flickering across his features before his brows drew together. “Why

hair and dirtied sleeves. Her voice carried a sharp chill. “You finally decided to