Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 940:

The memory of the recent gaming competition resurfaced. Claudius had been hovering around Maia ever since, like a stray that refused to leave. Clearly, Claudius had an agenda. And Ethan knew one thing for certain: his sister was not someone just anyone could dare to chase.

Ethan had always felt that only someone like JusticeBlaze was truly deserving of his incredible sister.

Sitting beside him, Melanie kept digging through her notes. “See? In a mess like this, Maia’s husband didn’t open his mouth once. The man’s got no spine. He’s a total coward.”

Ethan’s face shifted, just a little. “Maybe he’s just bad at dealing with stuff like this,” he said.

“It’s not about skill. The guy’s just got no guts,” Melanie scoffed.

She pulled out the file the detective had sent over and showed it to Ethan. “Check this out—his name’s Baylor Dixon. We should go talk to him today, spell things out. Tell him it’s time to bow out gracefully and end the marriage. What do you say?”

he doubted it would

eyes sharp. “We’ll start off playing nice. If he agrees, great. If he pushes back, well… he

back seat, Marisa lounged against the window, a lollipop tucked in the corner of her mouth and a baseball cap pulled low over her eyes. Her gaze stayed fixed on the sleek Rolls-Royce up ahead, a knot

instead she’d caught sight of him climbing into Melanie’s car from across the street. It threw her off. She couldn’t make sense

bubbling

𝖁𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖘𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖈𝖊: 𝖌𝖆𝖑𝖓𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖑𝖘⸱𝖈𝖔𝖒

to find out what they were doing. That was it. Nothing more. It wasn’t out

a crisp hundred-dollar bill into the cab driver’s hand. “Sir, keep some distance, but whatever you do,

look through the rearview mirror—cool and unfazed, like this was just another Tuesday for him. “Boyfriend stepping out

she could get a word in, the driver