Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 913:

As Maia drew nearer, holding it in both hands, Chris leaned back and asked with mild interest, “That got here pretty quick. What’d you have delivered this time?”

Maia returned to the table without a word. Instead of replying, she gave a small, knowing smile and said, “You’ll find out soon enough.”

She set the box down with care, her fingers moving quickly as she peeled away the outer layer. A sleek electronic blood pressure monitor lay nestled inside, gleaming white with rounded edges and a screen still wrapped in its protective film.

Chris furrowed his brows.

Moving with deliberate care, Maia arranged the pieces, connected the device to the outlet, and lifted her head toward Chris. There was a softness in her gaze, steady and light, though it carried a flicker of subtle hesitation. “Hand, please.”

Chris let out a low chuckle. “You really are determined to play doctor with me.”

and positioned his arm across the table without a word. Without making a sound, Maia reached for the cuff, gently pushed

her cheeks, the sweep of her lashes faint but

readings, both numbers landed safely below the danger mark. Only then did Maia let her shoulders drop, releasing the breath she had been holding. “Have you

you’d catch on before I

responding immediately, Maia leaned slightly and gave him a teasing smile. “Glad to hear

in Chris’s chest, quiet but

not just to express concern, but to keep Chris from hiding

𝓉𝑒𝓍𝓉

caught the unspoken warning wrapped in her

the air had shifted. The emotional gap seemed smaller now, and a quiet

Maia wasn’t one to let her guard down completely. “You’re not in stable condition,” she reminded him softly. “You

warm and light, like sunlight