Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 859:

With her head resting back against the seat, Maia gazed out at the open sky. The emotional weight of the past few days pulled at her, and exhaustion slowly took hold.

Sleep crept in as her eyes fluttered shut. Her head tilted gently, coming to rest against Chris’s shoulder without her even noticing.

Feeling the gentle pressure against him, Chris turned slightly and caught sight of Maia’s peaceful expression.

A quiet warmth filled his chest. Not wanting to disturb her, he shifted just enough to support her better.

When a flight attendant came by, Chris spoke gently and asked for a blanket, then placed it over Maia with care.

His eyes lingered on her sleeping face, and a quiet joy stirred inside him.

he would freeze time right here. Chris hoped with everything in him that he could remain by Maia’s side always — to protect her, to bring her peace, and to share

thought, Chris suddenly became aware of a change — Maia’s breathing had grown unsteady, and a thin sheen of sweat had begun to form on

his knowledge, Maia was trapped

to her early years. Richard and Sandra stood as distant figures, their cold silence shutting her out as she waited alone

her expression sharp and triumphant, hurling false

at her not with pity or anger, but

𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚: gⲁ𝓁𝗇𝓞ⱱ𝖊𝗅𝗌﹒𝖼𝖔𝗆

This time, she saw a little boy — someone familiar but oddly distant. She wanted to see him clearly, to hold on to something real

those people who were bullying him. In the next blink, the boy stood tall above her. She looked

dawned. In this dream, she had

violently, and Maia stood trembling on the edge of a monstrous cliff. Below her stretched an endless