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.

was finally time to think about someone who could stand beside him — not for himself, but for

and a soft breeze drifted lazily through the quiet

at his watch confirmed that it was already

that she was already home, Chris figured that she

climbed the stairs, slid the key into the lock, and

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surprise, he caught a faint aroma wafting from the kitchen as soon as

kitchen light was still glowing. Maia stood at the

of her figure, casting a warm, peaceful scene that felt almost

and a flash of surprise. What was keeping her up

say anything, Maia turned from the stove and carried a bowl of steaming soup straight to

stood in the entryway. She blinked, surprised by the timing. He had shown up

taking Ethan home, she’d come back earlier than

gone into preparing the soup — measured, stirred, and simmered with