Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 1022:

He had just gotten word that his men had cornered Cade on some rooftop. That private eye had shown nerve when feeding lies to Melanie, but now he looked like a scared rabbit trying to slip away.

Instead of making a daring leap across two roofs, he had crouched on the edge, yelling, “I have something important to say. I need to see your boss, Hurst Cooper.”

A reckless idiot! That was exactly what Hurst thought of Cade. With that in mind, he strode boldly deeper into the warehouse.

One of his men stationed at the door quickly moved up to lead him.

Walking past rows of old wooden crates, Hurst noticed the heavy mix of sea air and cold metal hanging in the space. Finally, under the glow of a lone overhead lamp, he laid eyes on Cade.

Cade was shirtless, his hands bound behind him with ropes as thick as fingers, cutting into his skin. His wrists bore bloody marks, and his ankles were tightly secured.

At the sound of approaching footsteps, Cade slowly lifted his eyes.

a mocking grin across Cade’s face, and

your sweet time… Any later, and all you’d find is my

he settled into a chair brought by his men,

they fixed on Cade. “Cade isn’t your real name. You used to

escape begins at

stayed buried for years, yet Hurst had dug it up without missing

Cade said, “I never thought you’d dig up

“You have

vanished in

had studied Hurst carefully, aware that this man was far from

stretched beyond the façade of

crucial, Hurst had military experience. After leaving the service, he recruited veterans, assembling