Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 814:

A moment’s hesitation crossed Raegan’s face before she looked up and met Kiley’s gaze directly. There was no mistaking the underlying threat in Kiley’s statement.

It sounded like Kiley was saying, “If you cross the Cooper Group, I won’t blink twice about taking you out — even if you’re one close friend of mine.”

Despite the tension, Raegan’s expression remained composed, though her eyes betrayed a storm of feeling. A subtle smile appeared as she replied, “You’re right. I can’t help wondering, though — who is this man behind Maia?”

A sense of kinship sparkled in Kiley’s eyes. “Seems like our minds work in tandem.”

Without warning, she reached out, fingers gently tilting Raegan’s chin upward. “Raegan, can I count on your loyalty for good?”

Nerves tingled under Kiley’s touch, but Raegan offered a steady nod. “Absolutely. You can trust me.”

Her smile seemed effortless, yet tension showed in her whitened knuckles, clenching hard beneath the surface.

meeting room at Sceibar Royal Academy’s affiliated hospital, Maia

was inside, deep in conversation with a panel of international specialists. She

last, the conference room doors parted with

sight of Maia, and hurried over. “Maia, you’re

This was classic Lenny — whenever his work

wrist in mild reproach, she pointed to her watch.

did Lenny look sheepish, embarrassment coloring his face. “Already nine o’clock? Ah, I completely lost track. The meeting ran long — everyone

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was gentle, her tone free of accusation. “That’s what

she wasted no time getting to what mattered. “Professor Bryant,

breath, he replied, “Each of us — myself included — has put forward an approach. The trouble is, we

between the lines, she heard the doubt behind her