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.

each layer Raegan peeled back, the

celebrated composer known as K. She was also recognized as Eileen Vaughn, the lead designer at MCN. Just recently,

as if she were staring at several mismatched lives all forced into the

such feats? Or had these dazzling achievements been staged, with Maia crafted into an

had not been ordinary at all. Maybe Maia had spent those years with a covert group like “The Mask,” enduring rigorous preparation. That possibility couldn’t be dismissed. Raegan even caught herself wondering if Maia had ever set foot

were simply too many gaps, too many unanswered questions, to reach a clear conclusion. Yet one fact remained—Maia’s

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 something amiss, something that

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝖺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⩸𝖼𝗈𝗆

she pressed back against her chair, pressing her

was when the door opened with a

The interruption jolted Raegan, snapping her out of her thoughts. Quickly, she minimized everything on her screen that referenced Maia. With rigid hands, she switched her display to a fresh tab, doing her best to seem absorbed in global