Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 502:

In all these years, he had never once considered marrying again. Part of that was due to his position, which attracted too many women with motives he couldn’t trust.

Still, the deeper truth pointed back to Melanie.

At his wife’s grave, Hurst had once made a silent promise—to pour every drop of love and protection into their daughter’s life. Since then, he had chosen solitude, channeling everything into his work and his role as a father.

For the longest time, he believed that would be enough.

But now, after hearing Melanie’s unexpected words, a sliver of doubt began to carve into that certainty.

It became painfully clear that his daughter needed more than a stable home and financial security.

What she truly longed for was something warmer — a mother’s presence, her voice, her arms, her steadiness.

Hurst pressed his fingers to the bridge of his nose, trying to ease the sudden heaviness in his chest.

to think about someone who could stand

had settled fully, and a soft breeze drifted lazily through the quiet

of the stairs, a glance at his watch confirmed that it was already well past ten-thirty. The neighborhood, at this hour, had fallen into

already home, Chris figured that she would

key into the

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faint aroma wafting from

light was still glowing. Maia stood at the stove, quietly

glow traced the outline of her figure, casting a warm, peaceful

Chris’ eyes — curiosity and a flash of surprise. What was keeping

and carried a bowl

lifted mid-step, catching sight of him just as he stood in the entryway. She blinked, surprised by the

she’d come back earlier than usual, slipping

full hours had gone into preparing the