Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 526:

Seeing an opening, Richard quickly latched onto it like a drowning man grabbing a lifeline. He reached for Vince’s hand and said with a broad smile, “Vince, such generosity is overwhelming. How have your families been lately? I’ll bring Rosanna by for a visit soon—”

But to his astonishment, Vince immediately pulled his hand away, wearing a cold smile laced with contempt.

Vince hadn’t let go of how the Morgan family had acted just moments before — every insult still fresh in his mind. If it weren’t for the need to bring Maia back to the Morgan family and win his grandfather’s blessing to marry her, he wouldn’t have spared the Morgan family a second glance.

The gift he brought wasn’t random. He’d picked it with Maia in mind, and considering how tight money had gotten for the Wards, it carried genuine meaning.

Without even sparing Rosanna a single glance, Vince walked directly over to Maia, holding out the box. “Happy birthday, Maia.”

Rosanna’s expression snapped like a rubber band. It was as if someone had slapped her across the face — her skin flushed crimson in an instant.

Richard and Sandra didn’t fare much better. Their faces drained of color. Richard even stumbled back a step, clearly rattled.

been so

— and the chaos now unfolding was beyond

He’d already looked into Maia’s background and knew that the two had once been engaged.

worst of them. Arrogant. Unworthy. A has-been

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their downfall and make them vanish completely from the ranks of the four great families in Wront. He’d been waiting for an excuse

stayed still — no warmth in her gaze, no flutter in her chest, no disappointment

a step back, her voice calm but

had

all over again, and in front

the rejection landed. He hadn’t thought that she’d turn

could get anything out, someone barreled past

It was Jarrod.