Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 586:

Richard and Sandra exchanged a knowing glance. They had been waiting for Axell to utter those exact words, like farmers eyeing the clouds, waiting for the first drop of rain.

As long as Axell showed even a flicker of interest in Rosanna, the door to negotiation remained wide open.

That was precisely why Richard had held his tongue earlier. Timing was everything, and he wanted to strike at the right moment to seize control of the negotiation.

“Mr. Nelson, how do you feel about Rosanna? What I mean is… if she were to be with you, wouldn’t that make us practically family? So perhaps you could…”

Richard tread carefully, picking his words as one might navigate a minefield. Any misstep could blow the entire deal apart. But before he could complete his thought, Axell straightened up in his seat and slid his leg off the table.

He found the situation increasingly intriguing.

The Morgans — of all people — were offering up their own daughter like a lamb to the slaughter, just to pull their son out of a jail cell? What man in his right mind would turn down such a gift?

thrill coursed

me, that makes Jarrod my brother-in-law, doesn’t it? We’re family then —

who was gentle, obedient, and utterly devoted — a

sheets —

asked, “So,

where it all happens:

the term “brother-in-law,” Sandra and Richard assumed that Axell had serious intentions.

had no plans for rings or vows — he simply wanted a plaything, a porcelain

for cruelty, especially

falling into place. Both parties had laid their cards on the table. Jarrod would walk free, Rosanna’s future would be “secured,” and the Morgan family could finally slip out from under Vince’s shadow. In his eyes, it was a masterstroke — a clever bargain struck

with a sheepish smile, “Mr. Nelson, since

of his palm on the table, the cups rattled like dice thrown in

that. You just said we’d be family after everything is settled — so how can you expect