Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 903:

Still, it begged the question—how did they wind up living in slums?

Had something drastic happened that dragged them down in life?

Or maybe… were they keeping their heads down, trying to stay off someone’s radar?

No matter the reason, the mismatch between their background and lifestyle made one thing crystal clear to Maia—her real parents had hidden truths that she still hadn’t uncovered.

“What’s the matter, Maia?” Ethan had caught the distant look on her face. After watching her sit there in silence, he finally spoke up, his voice gentle and concerned.

Maia jolted out of her thoughts and gave a faint smile. Lifting her hand, she gently tousled Ethan’s hair and let out a quiet breath. “Oh, it’s nothing,” she murmured. “I was just wondering about Mom and Dad—what kind of people they really were, and what kind of life they used to live.”

sighed too, unable to

Without missing a beat, she said, “Maia, if you and your brother are curious

the idea. It truly made sense. Sitting around and speculating wouldn’t get

with a hopeful tone,

the day that Saturday. Actually, she had already made plans to see Lenny later that day. He was set to land in Wront on Saturday evening. For the next three months, he would be working closely with her—mentoring and training her so she could eventually

course, three months was her own optimistic guess. Lenny had warned her, “Maia, even if you’re exceptionally talented, it’s

𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⧼ⅽ𝗼𝗺⧽

thoughts off and turned her attention back to Ethan,

and gave a cheerful nod. “No problem,

mulling it over, he figured that it wouldn’t sit well with her. They were heading to the old part of town—the slums—and he guessed that someone like Melanie, who came from a life of comfort and