Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 876:

Before leaving, Gavin cast one last glance at the screen, his thoughts racing as he muttered, “Please don’t do it, Vince. Don’t let those bombs go off.”

It felt surreal. His son — always so measured and careful — now stood at the edge of something unthinkable.

The moment Gavin slid into the car, he barked at the driver, “Step on it!”

While chaos spiraled around them, the standoff between Vince and Maia had lasted barely ten minutes. Yet for both, it felt like being trapped in a burning room with no way out.

“You want to know something, Maia?” Vince’s voice wavered unpredictably — one second gentle, the next sharp. He flailed his arms as he sank into memories that had clearly haunted him for years.

“I really did value what you gave me. Back then, all I wanted was to escape a marriage arranged by my family. I pushed back against the engagement… not because I hated you, but because I didn’t have the words to explain it.”

His eyes refused to settle. One moment they floated, the next they locked onto her with an almost frightening intensity. His face twisted back and forth between anguish and something disturbingly close to glee.

Rosanna. She wrecked everything. Lied to me. Fooled my father. They wouldn’t let me near you again, and in the end, I was forced into marrying her. I

was all she needed. If she moved fast enough, she could grab the controller before he even

sharp voice

a pace, a wild grin curving across his face like a warning. “Maia, stop. I

𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘁 gᴀʟɴᴏᴠᴇʟꜱ﹒ᴄᴏᴍ

was chaos — obsession wrapped in desperation, the kind of look

would you marry

in an instant, thick with the weight

flinch, Maia bit down hard and drew in

less like a man and more like a live explosive, needing

Chris’ pocket. With barely a flicker of emotion, he tilted his head downward and answered the call in

Maxwell’s voice rolled through the