Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 832:

“Sophia?”

“What are you talking about?”

Chris’ words caused another wave of murmuring in the room.

A faint change passed over the faces of some older guests and art collectors as soon as they heard that name. Hearing it seemed to stir something deep in their memories, as if old stories had suddenly come back to life.

After a brief pause, though, they dismissed the thought with a shake of their heads. Surely it wasn’t her. Most likely, it was only a case of two people sharing the same name.

At that point, nearly everyone there had no clue what was going on. They leaned toward each other and murmured, puzzled and unsure.

“Sophia? That doesn’t ring a bell.”

if we

just bringing up that name is enough for us

doesn’t even have a photo of his mom, but

brought up that name, not even once. Maybe the headache had jogged Chris’ memory

that bit of shrapnel stuck in Chris’ head had shifted somehow. He really had to see Lenny again — to get

dangerous anymore. Chris could finally be free of this long-standing problem. The very idea fired Maia

a woman’s voice broke through the air,

𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙩 𝗀𝖆𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝗌․𝚌𝗈𝗆

in unison. Every gaze landed on the woman who had spoken. Alice pushed her way

went by Sophia,” she said. “But that name’s not exactly unique. Is there anything else

a gentle nudge and added, “Can you think a bit more? Maybe something will come back to you. Did your mom ever go to Otruitho? Was she into painting

if by habit, as if it helped him think. But surprisingly, it didn’t take him that long this

sure she had been to Otruitho. I remember seeing her paint a lot when I was a