Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 880:

With this in mind, she had deliberately soothed his fraying emotions while meticulously analyzing his micro-expressions and body language, all while examining the supposed detonators strapped to his chest.

She needed to determine whether Vince’s attention was genuinely fixed on the terrified crowd or if he was calculating her every step closer. Was his death grip on the controller authentic? Did the so-called explosive vest strapped to his torso actually contain real bombs, or was it all an elaborate bluff?

These questions spun relentlessly through Maia’s mind.

She understood Vince’s true nature perfectly: selfish, paranoid, and fundamentally cowardly. A man like him would never willingly put himself in real mortal danger.

This entire spectacle was nothing more than the final, desperate gambit of a cornered and terrified man.

People gathered in the shadows, keeping their distance while curiosity dragged their eyes toward the unfolding chaos. Phones appeared in trembling hands as bystanders shared every second online. Within moments, the internet exploded with comments.

“I can’t believe this! Has she lost it? She’s actually walking right up to a guy wearing a bomb!”

her mind? She’s putting

me so anxious. Vince Ward, if you want to end it all,

of the cameras, Maia stood tall and unflinching, her gaze sharp and unyielding as

police station, inside the Ward and Cooper family homes, and even in the MCN headquarters, people stared at their screens

laughter. “If you come any closer, I’ll really detonate

𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁

Each step she took forced

Maia challenged him, her steady gaze making Vince’s

gave a cold laugh. “Do you need me to come over and do it for

panic spreading across his features. “I’m warning

scared?” Maia’s voice was calm, her eyes locked on his as his nerves

frown, Vince demanded, “What are you even talking