Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 846:

With his eyes closed, he seemed to be drifting back through old memories.

Yes. His instincts hadn’t failed him then.

Even decades ago, he had sensed there was something off about Nicola and his elder brother, Kyle.

The first impression Nicola gave, aside from her beauty, was her remarkable intelligence.

If a woman like that had joined forces with Kyle, they would have become an unstoppable team — and Kolton knew there would have been no place for him in the Cooper Group.

That was why he had moved first. He had been ready to wipe them both out.

Chris, too, was meant to vanish. But over time, Kolton had let that intention rot. Chris had seemed harmless — meek, unremarkable, and thoroughly unimpressive. A waste of bloodline. And perhaps some shred of guilt toward Kyle had stayed his hand.

had been his

Now he saw clearly just how naive he had been. He should have cut the root when it

useless, but one

and a ticking time bomb with a legitimate

already made waves and provoked them. She had stripped Aurora Apparel Company from Mariana’s hands, forced her to apologize in public, and dragged the Cooper name through

Chris, would it be just like back when Nicola was with Kyle? Were they plotting to dethrone

made Kolton’s

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in the next second, he dismissed the

nonsense. What was he even thinking? Chris was just a

No matter how sharp she played her hand, she was nothing like

other motives for approaching

to worm her way into the Cooper family, not under his watch. And no one — no one — would be permitted to drag their legacy

slammed his palm against the desk with renewed fury, the sound echoing off the walls. “Someone get in here