Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 933:

Meanwhile, Mariana, knocked down by Chris’s strike, shook uncontrollably. Her voice cracked as she whispered, “Chris…” Tears poured down her face instantly. She stared at him, almost falling apart, her eyes vacant, as if unable to accept the scene before her. Chris planted himself between Maia and her like an unbreakable wall.

Mariana remained seated on the floor, dazed, as if splashed with freezing water. “Why did even you raise your hand against me?” she asked, her voice quivering. At that moment, the throbbing pain in her forehead and wrist snapped her back to reality.

But her brief clarity didn’t last long. She awkwardly rose and shuffled toward Chris, her bottled-up feelings and bitterness overwhelming her logic again, her voice growing louder. “Chris, why are you taking Maia’s side? I treated you so well.” In fact, what she truly wanted to say was “I love you so much,” but the words stuck in her throat.

Chris replied with icy calm, “I’m Maia’s bodyguard now. I’m just doing my job. If you touch her again, I won’t hold back.” His tone was as cold and unforgiving as a biting winter wind.

Mariana felt her energy drain away in an instant. She stood frozen, tears streaming down her face without control.

from behind Chris

voice. “I was just passing by MCN and figured I’d grab a coffee and wait for you to finish work. But right when I reached

“If you think I crossed a line by taking things into my own hands, I’ll accept whatever consequences

and only reinforced his

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 @ ⲅⲁⳑ𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⍿ⅽ𝗈𝗺

turning tender.

never imagined that Mariana would go as far as trying to kill

forward. Her movement was calm, but she radiated an intimidating aura. She didn’t scold Mariana again. Instead, she fixed Chris with a frosty stare, her voice chilling enough to send shivers. “Chris, you’re a

face, she expressed her disappointment. “You’ve brought shame on