Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase Novel

Chapter 905: She felt a bit uneasy and reminded Ethan once more, "During this time, don't tell anyone about my fake marriage." Ethan gave a slight nod, but deep down, he had already broken his word. "All right then. Get to bed early-you've got school in the morning," Maia said before turning to walk away. Ethan watched her retreat before he slowly headed back to his own room. Once inside, he locked the door behind him and leaned against it, muttering to himself, "Maia, don't hold this against me. I'm doing it for your own sake...

The only man I think is excellent enough to be your husband is JusticeBlaze... Hurst Cooper. And soon enough, his daughter Melanie will convince him to come clean to you... Maia, you have to grab this chance." That thought nagged at him, so he opened Twitter and pulled up JusticeBlaze's profile. As expected, JusticeBlaze had just posted a scathing comment about Vince's wild antics. What he didn't realize was that the genuine JusticeBlaze was sitting at home, waiting for Maia to come back. By then, Maia had just walked out of Marvelous Garden.

A cool breeze drifted through the evening air, and the street lay empty. Only a shining moon hung silently up in the night sky. She looked up at the moon and suddenly felt like she was dreaming. The day had been packed with so much that her feelings were still all over the place. Maia pulled out her phone and opened a ride app to book a taxi. As she waited for the cab, she started sorting through her thoughts. : gⲁⲛν․ⅽ She had to plan her next steps carefully to save time and reach her goals faster. Right now, there were three essential matters. At the top of the list was Chris's surgery.

It felt like she was racing against the clock. Maia knew that her skills weren't sharp enough to operate on Chris just yet. She had to throw herself into studying and practicing surgery for the long haul. Next on her list was taking down Cooper Group and gaining control over it. She'd managed to defeat and humiliate Mariana again at the Sceibar art show, which came as a surprise. She was certain that Kiley wasn't going to let that slide, and it might even catch Kolton's eye. Lastly, she needed to dig up any leads about her real parents and solve the mystery of where she came from.

That uneasy feeling wasn't new to Maia... She even thought that it could tie back to how her parents died in that accident. As those worries ran through her mind, Maia let out a quiet sigh. Each problem demanded her full focus and wouldn't be solved overnight. While her thoughts churned, she suddenly got the eerie sense that someone was staring right at her. Startled, she whipped around on instinct. But the street behind her was empty, just the shadows of trees swaying softly beneath the streetlights. Still, the feeling felt unmistakably real.

When she was locked up, Zoey had drilled her hard to sharpen her alertness. If Maia missed even a hint of being watched, Zoey would have someone toss sandbags at her. Because of that, Maia grew highly alert to any hostile looks. "This is strange..." Maia frowned, a flicker of wariness creeping into her chest. After glancing around, she whispered to herself, "Maybe I'm just on edge." She shook her head and turned her gaze elsewhere. . . .