Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 941:

Then she made a little motion with her hand, nudging him along. “How about you knock instead? I, uh… suddenly feel a bit uneasy.”

Ethan’s stomach fluttered, and a sudden wave of nerves crept up on him. He was only eighteen too, and for most of his life, he’d been shy and quiet. Talking to people didn’t come naturally. That only started to change after Maia became part of his world.

And meeting Marisa had shifted things even more. Still, the thought that all this was for Maia’s sake gave him strength and filled him with happiness. He let out a slow breath, looked at Melanie, and gave a firm nod. “Alright. I’ve got it.”

Maia had even bravely confronted a man armed with a bomb, and now what Ethan was facing was just her husband, which felt trivial by comparison. Besides, her husband had offered no aid during her recent struggles, earning him the label of coward in Ethan’s mind. Why should he fear such a man?

Ethan steadied his nerves and raised his hand to knock on Room 902’s door. Before he could, a soft click sounded, and the door opened from within. His hand paused as he met the gaze of a man observing him closely. The stranger wore glasses and a loose sweatshirt, holding a bag of trash, clearly about to step out.

Ethan swallowed hard, startled by the unexpected encounter.

woman lingered cautiously behind the young man, casting nervous glances, while the man, though visibly shaken, returned his look with determination. Unease crept over Baylor as he realized they had arrived, just as his wife had predicted. She had mentioned her younger siblings

Baylor offered a polite smile. “Are you here to see

quickened at the question.

asked, “Are you her

𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺: 𝗀Ɐ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒ⅽ𝗈𝗺

had provided that name, and Ethan had no reason to

sister hasn’t come home yet.” An idea struck him. His wife had been upset over his divorce proposal, and they hadn’t spoken in days. Perhaps, through her siblings, he could convince her to return or agree to end their marriage, which promised

about to take out the trash. How about

behind Ethan, exhaled in relief at Baylor’s courteous

as she’d thought. “If money could resolve this, he might leave Maia willingly,” she muttered to herself. Leaning