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?”

the sound of the plan, but he doubted it would

he can’t say we didn’t try. One way or another, he’s

behind, a taxi crept along the road, keeping its distance. In the 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

lunch with Ethan, but 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 of why Ethan and Melanie had

something romantic bubbling

𝖁𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖘𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖈𝖊: 𝖌𝖆𝖑𝖓𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖑𝖘⸱𝖈𝖔𝖒

gave her head a small shake, convincing herself that she was only trying to find out what they were doing.

crisp hundred-dollar bill into the cab driver’s hand. “Sir, keep some distance, but whatever you do, don’t lose

unfazed, like this was just another Tuesday for him. “Boyfriend

could get a word in, the driver waved it off. “You