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.

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

do you want

her voice brighter than before. “Anything you cook,

A smile

knew that in a relationship, there was no room for lies or needless doubts. Since Maia had been upfront about meeting Claudius, Chris wondered if it was time for him to

Coopers, he had risen to become Wront’s shadowy kingpin, the mastermind behind the hacker group ST,

𝓢𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂 𝓻𝓸𝓸𝓽: 𝓰⍶𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒𝓬𝓸𝓶

about those hidden lives, would she feel betrayed? Would she

misjudge him and turn away in disgust. Chris had wrestled with the idea of laying it all bare to Maia countless times,

just feared those truths could pull her into even deeper trouble. With those concerns weighing heavy, he chose not