Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 1026:

In her mind, the scene replayed—Tyrant kneeling under Chris’ attack. The danger had been very real. Without Chris, she might have been seriously hurt.

“I do,” Ethan shot back, “but he is your bodyguard. It is literally his job to show up. Or was he off with another woman, forgetting to protect you? Because if he had been there from the start, none of that would have happened.” His voice rose, agitation fueling his words. The sudden strain made him wince, a sharp pain stabbing at his side.

Marisa gasped, her eyes darting to the red seeping through his bandages. “Ethan! Your wound…”

Maia’s alarm flared instantly. “Ethan, stay still!” She slammed her hand on the call button, her voice carrying an urgent edge. “Someone, please! The patient’s wound is bleeding!”

Whatever frustration had lingered between them vanished in an instant, replaced by pure panic and a rush of guilt.

She couldn’t understand it. Why did Ethan dislike Chris so much?

They had barely exchanged more than a handful of words in total. And yet… Chris had just offered to peel an apple for him. From where Maia stood, she couldn’t find a single thing the man had done wrong.

room erupted

slammed her finger on the call button. “Hurry! Somebody get in here—Ethan’s wound has

imagined. Seeing Maia’s alarmed face and the worry

silence. Why couldn’t he have spoken to her without raising his voice?

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and a flurry of nurses and doctors poured in, tending to Ethan’s

the noise and movement, the sound of measured footsteps grew

his gaze, Ethan caught sight of Hurst

Hurst closed the distance to the bed and clasped Ethan’s hand

found himself caught in

throat, the kind that came with a wave

JusticeBlaze was here.