Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 772:

“Why did you…”

Smiling softly, Melanie cut him off.

“Your seatmate and I switched. This way, it’s easier for me to ask you more questions.”

Ethan was left without a reply. With the teacher already standing at the front, he shifted his focus to the lesson and let the matter go.

Only minutes passed before something tapped lightly against his hand.

Turning his head, he caught Melanie slipping him a folded note in secret.

“Ethan, set up a meeting with your Maia. I’ll have a private investigator tail her after she leaves so we can figure out her address.”

Ethan stared at the message for a long moment before pressing his lips together and giving a faint nod.

where his sister lived and the identity of the man she had married out of

nights and skipped meals had become routine. They had waited so long, hoping for news, yet Maia still hadn’t reached

Richard and Sandra received a message

Mom, I

the couple exchanged glances and showed each other their

message, neither spoke, letting the silence stretch between them. Just then,

steps. He brushed past his parents with a

his voice edged

only

are you off

stride, Jarrod

showing up, sooner or later I’ll cross paths

look, an unspoken agreement passing between

“We’ll come with you.”