Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 618:

Maia took a small sip of her coffee, her eyes lifting to meet the man she had once called “Dad” for seventeen years. A cold, mocking laugh escaped her lips. “Let me make this clear,” she said, her voice calm but firm. “From this moment on, I have nothing to do with the Morgan family. And if you make trouble again, I won’t hesitate to call the police and report you for harassment.”

“How dare you!” Richard snapped, his face twisting with rage.

He, who was never the type to surrender easily, had stooped so low, practically begging her. Yet she refused and even threatened him. Outrageous.

He balled his fists, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught the waiter watching. He forced himself to hold back, grinding his teeth. “Fine. If you’re so set on cutting ties, let’s do the math. Do you know how much the Morgan family has spent raising you over these seventeen years? If you don’t pay me back, this isn’t over.”

He then pulled a folded paper from his jacket and opened it carefully. The sheet listed every expense, every penny spent from her childhood to now. He tossed it onto the table. “Take a 100k — about two million, not a cent less. Don’t accuse me of asking for too much. You want to cut ties? Pay up first.”

two million could at least keep them afloat a little

and skimmed it. The sheer absurdity made her want to

baby formula and diapers from when she was an infant. There were even expenses that she didn’t remember—obviously made up by Richard to inflate

remembered that Richard and Sandra had barely spent anything on her. They hadn’t even bought her more than a few outfits. The actual amount spent on her was probably less than one-tenth of

but her heart, long empty, felt a faint sting at the

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smile touched

a single cent,”

her right? Then he laughed, incredulous. “Maia, you’re seriously saying you won’t pay a dime? You don’t owe the Morgan family anything? What, do you think all the meals you ate and everything you used over the years just magically appeared out of

amused smile touching her lips. Then, out of nowhere, she asked, “Two years ago,