Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 529:

Luckily, he had prepared more than one present.

Feeling proud of his foresight, Jarrod quickly pulled out another gift from the box.

“Maia, this is the second present I picked out for you. If the scar ointment didn’t seem all that important, then this one is something you’re sure to need,” Jarrod said, his eyes shining with hope as he looked at Maia.

Without a word, Maia looked down at the item he held out.

In his hands was a classic plaid scarf — camel and black — bearing the unmistakable mark of Lumiangel, a luxury name known worldwide. Rosanna didn’t need a second glance. She knew the brand, knew the scarf. It was one she had admired more than once.

This wasn’t just a thoughtful gesture. The scarf cost fifty thousand — more than every single gift Jarrod had given her combined. A ripple of whispers spread like a slow wave through the crowd.

“Jarrod gave her two gifts? Was he expecting Maia to turn down the first one?”

unfair to Rosanna? She

scarf’s no drugstore accessory. It’s top

holding back tears? That’s her biological brother,

thought she’d

Morgan family is trying to do. Holding one birthday party for both girls is bound to spark comparisons. If they’re handing out gifts, why not make sure Rosanna and Maia each get the same thing? Otherwise, the one

family clearly trying to put Maia in the spotlight this time? Honestly, I think what Jarrod’s doing is actually a

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Her usually calm expression began to slip, and

upon receiving Jarrod’s gift vanished completely, buried under the weight

seem to matter — not when Jarrod gave the more thoughtful gift to

Maia over, he could’ve at least had the decency to prepare

this wasn’t about price tags anymore. It was about meaning. And the meaning behind Jarrod’s choice was clear — Maia had a place in his

He thought back to the gifts she’d given him over the years — simple, store-bought things anyone could pick up without much thought. That was why he’d gone out of his way to choose a more upscale brand for her