Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 942:

Ethan had noticed it too. “Maybe my sister told him we were coming.”

In truth, he was confused but determined to stay composed for Maia’s sake. “Baylor doesn’t seem difficult. We might persuade him to leave her,” he said quietly.

Melanie’s voice carried optimism. “I think so too. Let’s resolve this today.”

They soon arrived at the restaurant, their misconceptions lingering.

Baylor picked the booth by the window on purpose, then passed the menu to Ethan and Melanie with a gentle smile. “Go ahead and pick anything you like.”

From the other side of the street, Raegan sat inside a shadowed vehicle, her focus pinned on the trio by the glass, a slight frown tugging at her mouth. What was supposed to be a simple situation had taken a turn; Ethan was the only one she meant to keep tabs on, yet somehow a man and a young woman had entered the picture. She pulled her thoughts back into order and muttered to herself, “Alright. Two more people. I can manage that.”

Still, something about the man stirred her curiosity. Was he the elusive husband Maia kept under wraps? If that turned out to be true, then the game had just gotten a lot more thrilling.

tailed them to Red Grove with no plans to interfere, only to observe from afar and uncover what had drawn Ethan so closely to Melanie these days. Earlier, while slipping through the crowd behind them, she had caught sight of the two whispering back and forth like it was second nature. Anyone would assume they were

the window again, she tried to make sense of the unfamiliar man sitting with them. The way he interacted with both Ethan and Melanie suggested he wasn’t a stranger;

guy might be Maia’s husband—Ethan’s brother-in-law. Oh no. If that were true, then Melanie had already met someone from

𝓟𝓾𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓭 𝓗𝓮𝓻𝓮: 𝓰⍶𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⧼ⅽ𝗈𝗺⧽

quickly buried her reaction beneath a blank expression and muttered, “I came to eat. That’s it. Just happened to end up here. Total accident.” Trying to look unbothered,

she stepped inside, a waiter greeted her and guided her toward a table tucked far from the

can’t I sit over there?” Marisa asked, irritation creeping into her

But if you’d like, I can bring you a little

her eyes landed on a different spot. “Fine. I’ll take

gave a polite nod and motioned

before breaking the silence.

in his seat. His brows drew together. “How could you not