Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 920:

She paused, watching as Chris’s tense face softened. Then, with a playful grin, she said, “I was worried you’d jump to conclusions, which is why I held back at first. But like I said, honesty is the bedrock of any relationship, so I thought you should know.” Then she added with a wink, “Honestly, I was scared you’d get jealous.”

Chris blinked in surprise, then his eyes warmed.

He glanced away for a moment and cleared his throat. “If you hadn’t told me, I probably would have gotten jealous.”

“Probably? Then maybe I won’t tell you next time…” Maia teased, poking fun.

Chris quickly shook his head. “No chance. You’ve got to keep me in the loop, or else I’ll worry myself sick.”

“Alright then, I was only joking… I’ll wrap things up early and be back for dinner tonight,” Maia said with a grin.

out of prison. The chill that once gripped her heart had thawed, and she found herself hopeful for what lay ahead. She

“Sounds good. What do you want for dinner, love? I’ll get everything

her voice brighter than before. “Anything you cook, Chris,

Chris stayed rooted in place for a long moment, his mind spinning with thoughts. A smile

had been upfront about meeting Claudius, Chris wondered if it was time for him to come clean and share everything with

Coopers, he had risen to become Wront’s shadowy kingpin, the mastermind behind the hacker group ST, a powerful but faceless investor in high finance, and the enigmatic head of “The Mask.” He had guarded these

𝓢𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂 𝓻𝓸𝓸𝓽: 𝓰⍶𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒𝓬𝓸𝓶

a nagging worry gnawed at him—if Maia ever found out about those hidden lives, would she feel betrayed? Would

away in disgust. Chris had wrestled with the idea of laying

wasn’t that he wanted to keep secrets from her. He just feared those truths could pull her into even deeper trouble. With those concerns weighing heavy, he chose not