Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 771:

“Wait, what’s going on?” he asked, but she didn’t give him a chance to finish before hauling him all the way up to the rooftop.

Once they arrived, silence stretched between them. The breeze swept past, leaving Ethan momentarily stunned.

When Marisa finally turned to face him, the usual mischief in her eyes was gone. Her voice cut sharp through the air. “Tell me the truth, Ethan. What’s happening between you and Melanie?”

Caught off guard, Ethan rubbed the back of his neck and muttered, “Nothing’s going on between us.”

Without warning, Marisa leaned in close, her gaze locking onto his. “Then why has she been glued to you every single break for the past two days?”

Ethan opened his mouth, faltered, then rushed out a reply. “She’s worried about the entrance exam. There were things she didn’t understand, so she came to me for help.”

And just like that, he told Marisa something that wasn’t true — for the first time. Anxious thoughts surged through him, and his pulse refused to settle.

so?” Marisa narrowed her eyes and stepped closer without hesitation. She wasn’t tall, but the energy she carried was impossible to ignore. Planting her hand firmly

at me,” she said, her voice dipping into something almost teasing, but beneath it was a demand as clear as steel. “Don’t feed me lies. I know when someone’s

against the wall, Ethan felt his

him as he met

the only person at Wront University who had ever made him feel like he belonged. That was exactly why deceiving her didn’t sit

time, the matter

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Melanie had already started working together behind the scenes, and what they were planning

face. Marisa’s questions

small nod — because the mission to pair JusticeBlaze with Maia mattered more

telling the truth. I swear,” he

bit of tension slipped from

measured breath, Marisa stepped

dipped into her blazer until she found a brightly wrapped lollipop, which she