Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 889:

Without hesitation, she reached for a separate phone resting on the table and dialed.

“Let the team know it’s time to initiate the handover. Claudius will now oversee operations in Otruitho.” Her voice carried the kind of certainty that left no room for debate.

“Right away, Ms. Cooper.”

Without missing a beat, Kiley switched to another contact and placed a second call.

It rang three times before Claudius finally answered, his voice low and familiar. “Kiley. What’s going on?”

Kiley didn’t bother with small talk. “I assume Dad already told you. Start making arrangements for your flight. I don’t want Otruitho running without one of us present.”

his tone

miss the signs. When Claudius spoke with that kind of composure, it wasn’t calm—it was restraint. The quieter he got, the more it hinted at everything he was holding

to reach him. After all, Claudius was meant to take the reins of

and I believe it’s the right path.

maintaining his usual elegance and gentlemanly demeanor. “I understand,

𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 g𝗮𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫺𝖼𝗈𝗺

before responding. “That’s what I want to hear. I’m heading back to Wront in the morning. If you’re free, we

call before Claudius could say

to Mariana, who was curled up on the sofa. “Mariana, book the tickets for us. You’re

since the art exhibition, she had drifted through