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.

cautiously peeked from behind Chris and asked softly,

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

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

reinforced his role as her protector. Maia’s eyes flickered with a swirl of feelings; punishing Chris was out

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 @ ⲅⲁⳑ𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⍿ⅽ𝗈𝗺

her voice turning tender. “I’m really

as far as trying to kill her. Nor did

fixed Chris with a frosty stare, her voice chilling enough to send shivers.

face, she expressed her disappointment.