Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 895:

Frozen on the screen, Maia’s face appeared resolute and unflinching.

Something about that image made an odd tension rise inside Raegan.

Maia’s behavior was too unusual.

Her poise in the midst of bedlam hinted at something unshakable, something practiced.

Had Raegan not known about Maia’s background, she would have thought Maia was a seasoned, well-trained special operative.

That unsettled feeling spurred Raegan on, so she wasted no time searching for Maia’s public records once more.

layer Raegan peeled back, the situation only

past had emerged as the celebrated composer known as K. She was also recognized as Eileen Vaughn, the lead designer at MCN. Just recently, another revelation surfaced: Maia had

staring at several mismatched

single individual genuinely pull off such feats? Or had these dazzling achievements been staged, with Maia crafted into an elaborate persona

time behind bars had not been ordinary at all. Maybe Maia had spent those years with a covert group like “The Mask,” enduring

too many unanswered questions, to reach a clear conclusion. Yet one fact remained—Maia’s mind was remarkably strong. Whatever the

years locked away, or did her absence point to intensive, secret training? To Raegan, the latter appeared increasingly likely. The truth seemed within reach, but there was still

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝖺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⩸𝖼𝗈𝗆

her chair,

when the door opened

handle turned. The interruption jolted Raegan, snapping her out of her thoughts. Quickly, she minimized everything on her screen that referenced Maia. With rigid