Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 943:

A wave of emotion crashed over Ethan when the word “divorce” reached his ears. Confusion flooded his mind. Was he hearing this correctly? Could Baylor truly be planning to separate from Maia?

Ethan never saw this twist coming. He had shown up with Melanie precisely to talk about this, yet Baylor was ready to walk away without a single word of persuasion from them.

Even so, Ethan felt a duty as Maia’s brother to speak up. He couldn’t keep the question down. “You’re set on a divorce? For what reason? Has my sister ever failed you?”

Melanie stepped in swiftly, giving Ethan’s sleeve a quick pull as a warning. “Let’s calm down, Ethan. Isn’t this actually what we hoped for?”

A part of her was already thinking about how much trouble they might be spared by this turn of events.

shook his head. “Even if that’s true, I want to hear his explanation before anything

honest, we’re simply too different. If we keep forcing this, neither of us will ever be happy. It’s obvious to me that she outshines everyone around her, brilliant and driven,

through Ethan as he balled his hands

hit hard—his sister had married a man who couldn’t even stand tall for her. “You’re right. She’s out of your league. Not once have you truly supported her, not even when she faced harsh words from others.” Instead of arguing back, Baylor kept his gaze on the floor,

what you love

up in a nasty fight about it.” He hesitated, then pleaded, “Since you see things my way, can you talk to her? Convince her to let me

his heart pounding. He struggled to make sense of his sister’s choices.

strength? Baylor’s weakness was something

pulled at Ethan’s sleeve, her voice low. “Ethan, this is exactly what we wanted. Why are you letting your emotions run wild?” From her perspective, Baylor’s honesty had pushed their scheme most of the