Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 918:

As Claudius left the parking lot, he remained completely unaware that another vehicle—part of a sleek black convoy—was easing into a side entrance not far behind him.

At the center of the convoy cruised a sleek, understated Maybach S680. Settled in the rear seat, Kiley wore her usual faint smile—cool, distant, unreadable.

Through the tinted window, her eyes quickly landed on a rare carbon-fiber Porsche pulling away.

That wasn’t just any car. She had gifted it to Claudius—a model so rare that no one else in Wront owned one.

“Hold on a second.” Kiley’s tone was smooth, yet there was an unmistakable edge to it.

Raegan, sensing something, turned to look in the same direction and spotted the Porsche stopped at a red light.

car,” Kiley said, her voice firmer now, her

Cooper,” the driver

the Maybach eased into traffic and

the counter, putting the last of the clean dishes away. Chris had just stepped out, drying

surface. The screen

Before I leave, there’s something important I need to say face-to-face. I know this might come out of nowhere, but if I let this moment slip, I might never get the chance

in his hands forgotten. He silently repeated the words from the message in his mind. “Before I leave… Something important? Say face-to-face?” A flicker of

𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕧𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞: 𝕘Ɐ𝕝𝕟𝕠ν𝕖𝕝𝕤﹒ⅽ𝕠𝕞

been obvious from the start of the winery project, and Ethan’s tournament win only fueled it. He used business meetings as a front, but Chris knew exactly why he kept trying to

for you, Claudius—the woman you so openly desire is already my wife,” he muttered to himself. And even if Claudius didn’t know that Chris was the husband, he surely knew that Maia was married. So how could he still dare to

Chris stood brooding, Maia finished tidying up and walked

now,” Chris said casually, masking the edge in his