Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 516:

“I saw Claudius’ post and instantly thought of you.”

“He is so mysterious… but that song — Enchanted — felt like a love letter. So romantic.”

Sandra and Richard exchanged glances, their earlier doubts completely washed away. This was real.

Then, as the chatter grew louder, Vince pushed through the crowd and approached.

Stacy saw him first. She straightened, stepping in front of Rosanna protectively, arms crossed, face hardening. She flashed a glare that could have scorched paper. “Vince? You have the nerve to show your face here after everything?”

Richard’s brow furrowed as Stacy’s words lingered in the air, his mind methodically weighing each possible outcome.

He chose silence over intervention, deliberately stepping back as Stacy’s rudeness toward Vince spiraled unchecked. The distance he created was calculated, allowing the situation to escalate further. After all, the original plan — securing Rosanna’s marriage into the Ward family — had been merely a means of social advancement. Now that Rosanna had cultivated intimacy with Claudius, Vince was nothing more than an inconvenient roadblock. If today’s confrontation drove Vince away from Rosanna permanently, Richard would savor the elegant solution — Charles remained unoffended while Richard’s true ambition inched closer to fruition.

gaze briefly toward Stacy, then dismissed her entirely, brushing past her as if she

Stacy’s voice dripped with venom. “Or have you forgotten how Maia rejected you before everyone that day? What happened — Maia

don’t return to what shattered you. Don’t surrender so easily to his charm.

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ignited indignation among the watching

him aside, and suddenly he

— how could anyone consider her second to Maia? Vince clearly

in Miss Morgan’s shoes, I wouldn’t dignify him with a single

line as she gently patted Stacy’s hand. Looking up, she met Vince’s gaze with a composed smile that revealed nothing. “Vince, I’m pleased you could

frustration flared. “Rosanna, your mercy knows no bounds!” She stepped forward, chin tilted upward, gazing down at Vince with

diffuse the tension. “Stacy, please don’t escalate this… Vince never

detachment, his