Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 1038:

In that instant, Hurst’s mind raced through countless memories—Melanie being close to Ethan suddenly, them following Maia, and their unexpected kidnapping.

The joy and excitement he felt were magnified in his heart by everything that had happened recently.

Pieces that had never aligned now clicked together, shaping a clear truth Hurst could finally see.

It had been Melanie who revealed his feelings for Maia to Ethan, setting everything that followed into motion.

But none of that mattered as much as the revelation itself.

“Are you certain?” Hurst’s voice was low, edged with restrained hope. He leaned closer. “Maia’s marriage… it is not real?”

supposed to keep it secret, but I want her

words jolted through Hurst like

shattered in an instant. He should have guessed long ago—Maia’s supposed husband, a man who never appeared,

gaze. Confronted with Ethan’s sincerity, he recognized this as an excellent opportunity and chose to respond in kind to build

second. “But do you not mind? I am far older than your sister. I have been married.

with determination. “None of that matters. Melanie and I both want you to be with her. I hope you become

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the emergency room. He walked the corridor with an unshakable smile tugging at his lips, his steps light, as though a weight

that had gnawed at him for years fell away. Somehow, through twists of fate, things were moving exactly as he

a golden afternoon, sunlight tangled in her hair, while Ethan’s and Melanie’s laughter rang across the grass as they

A happiness once lost, but

day is not far away,” he murmured under