Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 881:

Frozen in place, Vince could only stare at her, speechless.

Relentless steps from Maia cornered him until his back pressed hard against the cold glass behind him.

A thick barrier of glass, just four and a half feet tall, stood between him and open space. Any misstep would send him plummeting. Far below, the ground waited, stone upon stone — there would be no surviving such a fall.

A tremor rattled through Vince’s voice. “Maia… do you want to see me fall apart?” His confidence withered, leaving him pale and drenched in sweat, every ounce of strength leaning into the glass for support.

Towering over him, Maia looked down with nothing but disdain. Slowly, her lips curled into a cold, mocking smile. “Look at yourself, Vince. You’re the only joke here.”

Her words stung like a slap, shattering what little pride Vince had left.

Wide-eyed and exposed, he realized every last ounce of bravado was gone. With clenched teeth, he tried to hold himself together, but his legs finally gave out beneath him.

Drained of all resolve, he dropped to the floor.

— loud and echoing, like a man with nothing left to lose. Tears mixed with sweat as he clutched

down. The button clicked loudly beneath his

lasted before the

“Everybody down!”

a bomb!

He pushed the

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀．ⅽ𝗈𝗺

dropped to the floor. Parents clutched their kids, shielding them with trembling arms and broken

cold—eyes sharp, unwavering. Chris remained still,

him. All he

cut through

button went down

Then again.

And again after that.

followed in