Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 847:

With a troubled expression, Kolton turned to the rain-smeared window, weighed down by a storm of his own.

“What’s your game, Maia?” he muttered. “Do you really believe that dragging Chris — a pitiful piece in this game — will be enough to take on me and the entire Cooper Group?”

“Just who are you really working for?” Kolton asked under his breath, his voice laced with suspicion. A nagging sense told him that Maia wasn’t acting alone — someone else was pulling the strings from behind the scenes.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning cut through the darkness, revealing the cold precision etched across Kolton’s face.

Caution had always been his way of life. Every move was weighed, every risk calculated. Success was never left to chance.

However, that mindset had earned Kolton more than a few enemies.

Because of that, identifying who might be supporting Maia was no easy task. Resting his chin on his hand, Kolton began running through the names and scenarios in his head.

This man had no reason to

and Kolton couldn’t recall doing

parents — why had he never thought to investigate that? What if they were connected to someone he had

down information on Maia’s

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moment, Maia and Chris reached the

quick farewell before

the elevator, an unusual silence settled

doors slid shut, Chris reached

low and

the sudden closeness, she hesitated before

at Maia’s lips as she eased out of his hold. “Since when did you start acting so serious? You used to throw