Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 853:

Her mind jumped to the conclusion that she must have imagined it.

Chris hadn’t shown any signs of waking up until now.

But then, a slight flutter of his lashes caught her attention, and slowly, he blinked his eyes open. He looked around in a daze, as if pulling himself up from the depths of sleep.

Catching sight of Maia, he knit his brows together in confusion, unable to shake the thought that they had been sleeping in separate rooms all this time. A question escaped his lips, his voice carrying genuine surprise. “What are you doing in my room?”

Maia jolted upright, her hand shooting out to smack the emergency button on the wall. “Doctor!”

In a heartbeat, a team of doctors and nurses burst into the room, bringing a rush of energy as they hurried to take his temperature, measure his blood pressure, and test his level of awareness.

She stepped back as they worked, yet her eyes never once left Chris.

confirmed that his condition had stabilized, they filed quietly out of

them remained. Silence hung in

memory flickered through Chris’ mind, lighting up his expression with a sudden smile. “I could have sworn that

bloomed across Maia’s

the pillows. “Honey!” he called out again,

head, determined not to

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he had to hold back. Until the Cooper Group was

changed the subject and asked quietly, “How long was I

“Three days,” Maia answered.

his gaze on her and asked, “Did the

flickering in her eyes. She decided to soften the truth,