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.

Shiloh — someone he still considered trustworthy. This man had no reason to deceive him. Therefore, what Shiloh had said should be true — Maia had no ties

blood-related to the Morgan family, and Kolton couldn’t recall doing anything that

real parents — why had he never thought to investigate that? What if they were connected to someone he had killed in the past? Driven by the chilling

information on Maia’s

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that moment, Maia and Chris

offered a quick farewell before slipping away

inside the elevator, an unusual silence

leaned forward to press the floor number and the doors slid shut, Chris reached out and wrapped his arms

his voice low and sincere. “I

she hesitated before slowly lifting her

his hold. “Since when did you