Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 620:

Now she could see how pathetic her former expectations had been, clinging to fantasies about people who’d never truly cared.

Richard had never genuinely seen her as his daughter. His sudden appearance wasn’t a fatherly concern; it was calculated exploitation.

Maia’s laugh held no humor, only weary resignation. “From now on… don’t come looking for me again. Getting out of my life is the best way for you to repay me.”

With that, she rose and walked away, leaving Richard slumped in his chair in a daze. Minutes passed in stunned silence.

All these years, the Morgan family had credited their salvation to the Ward family and assumed that Rosanna had orchestrated their rescue through her connections. The truth was a knife twisting in his chest: their savior had been Maia all along. If he hadn’t severed ties with that damned agreement, if she were still legally his daughter, then everything would be different now…

Richard’s hands shook as he reached for his coffee. The liquid hit his tongue like poison, bitter and unforgiving.

bitter? Didn’t anyone put sugar in this?” He slammed the cup down, watching coffee splash across the

already narrow eyes became mere slits, malice and bloodshot rage burning in their

even awakened a fleeting moment of remorse, the image of Jarrod behind bars and Rosanna’s dire circumstances

before. Why turn your back on us now? Rubbing this in my face just

cooperate willingly, don’t blame me

closed around his phone, his expression twisting with malicious calculation

found Vince’s number and dialed. “Vince, I’ve discovered the perfect leverage to bring Maia back under your control. But

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scanning the latest intelligence report from

How deliciously convenient. The old fool might prove to

desk and issued his orders in a voice that brooked no argument. “Keep track of Richard’s every move. The moment he acts, I