Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 1011:

Maybe she had a shot at winning over Austen and making the Nelson brothers her pawns.

Meanwhile, inside the hospital room at Maple Hospital, Maia stared at her phone’s screen as the dialing sounds echoed in her ears. Her heart slowly sank. What on earth was going on with Chris? Had his headaches come back again? Her thoughts wandered to the moment just before she passed out, when Tyrant had suddenly dropped to his knees before her.

Had Chris been in a fight with him?

She had already warned Chris not to act on impulse.

Right then, the hospital room door swung open.

Chris stepped inside, bringing with him that familiar aura. His eyes shone with his usual smile, and he carried a three-tier wooden lunchbox.

The tight knot of anxiety in Maia’s chest loosened immediately, her worries retreating like the ebbing tide.

all the things you like,” Chris said as he moved toward the bed. He opened the

and asked quietly, “I called you several

patted his pocket. “Oh no. I was rushing to bring you food and

softening. “I was really

sweat breaking out on his forehead. He had to admit that her gut feeling was

he managed to hold it

He figured it had been left at the bar and had sent

about me a lot, huh?” he said with a grin, steering the conversation away. He set up the small table on the hospital bed and carefully arranged the dishes one by one. “Don’t worry. I haven’t

a patient. And…” She squinted slightly. “Shouldn’t you explain why

caught off

he hadn’t come up with an excuse for

then, his headache began