Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 860:

“You were reaching out like you were trying to hold onto something,” Chris said, his voice calm and soothing. “Was it a nightmare?”

Only then did Maia notice how tightly her hand was gripping Chris’ forearm.

Heat rose to her cheeks as she quickly let go. “Yeah… I was falling in my dream.”

The moment Maia spoke, a few nearby passengers glanced her way. Talk of falling mid-flight wasn’t something most people wanted to hear.

Before Maia could smooth things over with a light comment, her stomach gave a loud, unmistakable growl.

That did it — her face turned an even deeper shade of red, and she immediately cast her eyes downward.

Chris smiled slightly and pressed the service button, ordering some food for Maia.

of color returned to her face. She suddenly glanced up at Chris with a spark in her eyes. “Chris, once we’re back, let’s grab something spicy. There’s this place in Wront

of Maia’s favorite spots with Pattie, especially

gave Maia a gentle nod, a faint smile playing on his lips.

cue, a quiet grumble came

her eyes twinkling

clouds parted as the aircraft began its descent toward

a word, Chris reached over and wrapped his hand around Maia’s, which still felt a little cold to

pull away.

𝙉𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙂𝖆𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀・ⅽ𝘰𝗺

hush between them, a simple glance saying more than

after, the plane touched down with a gentle glide across the runway. Once the doors opened, Chris and Maia made their way down the mobile stairs and boarded the

luggage, and stepped outside — only to be met with a sudden burst of chaos. A crowd had already formed, packed with eager fans and reporters, cameras flashing from every

spotted Maia by the carousel, snapped a quick