Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 995:

Before he could finish, a frigid shout split the air. “Silence! Do you think you’re in a position to teach me how to act?”

Kolton’s face darkened completely, his eyes flashing like knives, his voice trembling with restrained rage.

“If you insist on defiance, then you can’t fault me for being merciless.” He bent his head slightly, his grip on the cane so tight his knuckles blanched. “I was willing to send you to Otruitho, a place of solitude, so you could cool your head and reflect. But your reply has angered me. From this moment on, you’ll remain locked in this dungeon until you come to your senses. Only then will you be allowed out.”

Kolton delivered his last words and left the room, his back rigid. With every stride, his shoes seemed to sink deeper into the floor. He felt as if he was wading through wet cement.

Fatigue pressed down on his shoulders, making movement a challenge. For years, he considered himself the guiding force behind Cooper Group. He had weathered every crisis and carved a name for himself as a shrewd leader. Now, however, he resembled a defeated gambler, stung by the very heir he once shaped.

A sharp, metallic tang coated his tongue. Kolton realized he had bitten through his lower lip, and the taste of blood made him grimace.

Apparently, I still have a heart,” Kolton scoffed, forcing out a brittle laugh. “I was never the sentimental type.”

Without her intervention all those years ago, he would never have become

did that leave

locked away in Wront Prison. And now, his own son stood on the

home to unforgettable

addressed the men standing in the shadows. “Do whatever you must to make Claudius yield,” he ordered to the covert operatives, his voice

responded and slipped into the darkness with others. Kolton blew out a rough sigh, then dragged himself out of the

mansion, he caught sight of Kiley standing by the

father’s fierce nature. After what her brother had

had come hoping to shield

hurried over. “Dad, Claudius didn’t

lifted his hand to stop her, his features blank. “There’s no need. I