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.”

and sighed too, unable to hold

in her mind. Without missing a beat, she said, “Maia, if you and your brother are curious about your parents’ lives, why don’t you head back to

idea. It truly made sense. Sitting around and speculating wouldn’t get them anywhere—visiting

said with a hopeful tone, “Ethan, why

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,

optimistic guess. Lenny had warned her, “Maia, even if you’re exceptionally talented, it’s going to take at least a full year to really get the hang

𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⧼ⅽ𝗼𝗺⧽

those thoughts off and turned her attention back

for a second, then grinned and gave a cheerful nod. “No problem,

in the end, he chose not to. After 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