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.

uneasy thoughts as she watched everything unfold inside. She had 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

me out like this?” Marisa pouted, her chest tightening with jealousy she hadn’t expected to feel. Turning her eyes toward the window again, she tried to make sense of the unfamiliar man sitting

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

𝓟𝓾𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓭 𝓗𝓮𝓻𝓮: 𝓰⍶𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⧼ⅽ𝗈𝗺⧽

to end up here. Total accident.” Trying to look unbothered, she drew in

moment she stepped inside, a waiter greeted her and guided her toward a table tucked

Marisa asked, irritation creeping

But if you’d like, I can bring

room until her eyes

waiter gave a polite nod and motioned for

the silence.

drew together. “How could you not know about