Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 924:

Kiley’s hasty return to the country suddenly made sense in a new light. Raegan glanced at the MCN building, unable to stop herself from measuring her own worth against Maia’s, once again. No matter how she looked at it, she failed to see what made Maia so irresistible.

Somehow, Maia kept drawing men to her like moths to a flame. Vince had come first—the one who had attempted to blow up an entire building just to make Maia marry him. Next, Claudius, heir to the powerful Cooper name, entered the picture. Even the shadowy figure known as Mr. M, the head of The Mask, wasn’t immune to Maia’s orbit.

A jolt of anxiety made Raegan tighten her grip. She faced Kiley, voice low. “What’s our move now?”

Taking in the glowing sign above Starlight Café, Kiley kept her composure. A faint smile flickered as she replied, “I’ve heard good things about their coffee. Maybe we should give it a try.”

No further explanation was necessary. With that, the Maybach’s doors swung open. Kiley stepped out, with Raegan and Mariana trailing right behind her. Without hesitation, all three strode toward the entrance of Starlight Café.

inside a dark Buick, Cade had resigned himself to a dull stakeout. He expected nothing unusual—Maia sticking to her routine, a bodyguard trailing for safety, nothing more. He began tapping out a quick message to Melanie with his update. “Maia’s at work

brief pause, he added another detail: “Also, the registered owner

for all his years as a private investigator, Cade had never before resorted

down. Deciding

that he had dug into Maia’s background or in risking unnecessary trouble for her. For the moment, Maia was something of a local legend in

𝓣𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼 𝓿𝓲𝓼𝓲𝓽 𝓽𝓸: gⱥ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝘀．𝖼𝗈𝗺

who’d once worn a uniform, thoroughly impressed. He kept that sentiment to himself, but deep down, Maia had earned his respect. Somewhere along the way, he had even started

for the car door, thinking that a cigarette might help clear his head. No sooner had he stepped onto the curb and pulled out a lighter than movement up ahead caught his eye: three women

was Kiley, the soon-to-be CEO of Cooper Group. A jolt of panic made his skin