Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 1020:

That had been eating at Ethan for a long while, and now he finally let it out.

“When I’m grown, I’ll never be that kind of man.” He fixed his gaze on Maia. “Even if you’ve got your reasons for staying with him, a man like that’s hopeless as a husband.”

Chris got the odd feeling that Ethan’s words were aimed right at him, but he had no way to refute them.

The whole thing left him seething inside.

Kathie smacked her thigh as a memory of her own unhappy marriage from years ago flashed through her mind. She quickly added her voice to the complaints.

“Exactly! A fellow like that can’t really call himself a man. Ethan, when you’re grown, don’t you dare turn out like him. You must be the kind of husband who stands by his wife and looks after her, you hear?”

“I certainly will!” Ethan replied with determination, hoping Maia would understand his point.

In his heart, he wished she would cut ties with the man who never came when she needed him and, better yet, file for divorce once she got out of the hospital.

JusticeBlaze—Hurst himself—was right there in front of them and

those two to push past the invisible walls between them and show

with the image of the

believed Chris was

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to her needs and showed genuine kindness. Plus,

was all that mattered. Even if thousands called him a scoundrel or a womanizer, his consistent behavior over time had proven he was someone

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right there in

cares for his wife. You don’t want to miss your chance with me…” Could this be a subtle way of showing his

her head, scolding herself for letting her thoughts run wild—imagining Ethan in a sharp suit, down on one knee, asking for her hand. “Oh dear! Marisa,

Kathie’s spot on. I believe you’ll turn out

brows just a

his point, yet it felt like Maia just didn’t get it. He