Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 1042:

Maia gently accepted the handshake. “Pleased to meet you. I’m Maia Watson.”

Royce Adams released her hand. “What are you hoping to learn? Ask openly, and I’ll share whatever I know.”

“I wish to understand what sort of person my father truly was.” Maia thought for a moment and added, “And did he come often because things at home frequently broke down?”

Kathie joined in, “Royce, can you recall all those visits Mr. Watson made to your shop? What did he fix when your father was present?”

“There were plenty!” Royce answered, his eyes narrowing as memory surfaced, his chin resting on his palm. “Mr. Watson could mend practically anything. Without his help, my dad couldn’t have repaired so much for the neighborhood.”

“Helping? Repairing?” Maia asked, bewildered. “Didn’t he come to get things repaired by your father?”

spent forever on it and failed. Then Mr. Watson stepped in and solved it in moments. Honestly, as a child, he became a hero. He fixed televisions, radios, watches, computers—every

cut in, “Truly? I always thought he was coming for your dad to handle repairs, not that he

manage minor faults, but anything more complex exceeded him. Around here, in a poorer area, people brought discarded items that already had problems. Many came with labels in foreign languages. Without Mr. Watson’s translations, my dad couldn’t even read

captivating tales on gα

wide. “Truth is, my dad fooled everyone. It was always Mr. Watson doing the real work.

briefly and lifted three

shook

arched a brow and raised

Honestly, that’s why I admired Mr.

urged impatiently, knowing this

with a grin. “Mr. Watson told me he knew

in shock. “I never imagined Maia’s