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.

again, and in the end, I was forced into marrying her. I never wanted this. Not any of

inched her way toward him, silent and steady. Only a single yard separated them now. One more step — that was all she

sharp voice

across his face like a warning. “Maia, stop. I can see what you’re planning. Look at me — really look

𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘁 gᴀʟɴᴏᴠᴇʟꜱ﹒ᴄᴏᴍ

reason. It was chaos — obsession wrapped in desperation, the kind of look that came just before

would

heavier in an instant, thick with the weight of

to flinch, Maia bit down hard and drew in a

man and more like a live explosive, needing only the tiniest

pocket. With barely a flicker of emotion, he tilted his head

Maxwell’s voice rolled through the speaker, low