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

about value? That scarf’s no drugstore accessory. It’s

Rosanna’s holding back tears? That’s her biological brother, after

she thought she’d finally been acknowledged,

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 who ends up with the smaller

time? Honestly, I think what Jarrod’s doing is actually a smart way to grow

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sliced into Rosanna like paper cuts — slow and sharp. Her usually calm expression began

vanished completely, buried under the weight of comparison and

to matter — not when Jarrod

to win Maia over, he could’ve at least had

price tags anymore. It was about meaning. And the meaning behind Jarrod’s choice was clear — Maia had a place in his heart that Rosanna

years — simple, store-bought things anyone could pick