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?”

Watson stepped in and solved it in moments. Honestly, as a child, he became a hero. He fixed televisions, radios, watches, computers—every odd device you can imagine. Nothing was too challenging for him. While working, he explained the methods to my dad. I didn’t grasp the details

your dad to handle repairs, not that he

here, in a poorer area, people brought discarded items

on gα

a short laugh, spreading his palms wide. “Truth is, my dad fooled everyone. It was always Mr. Watson doing the

thought briefly and lifted three

shook his head.

arched a brow and raised four fingers.

Honestly, that’s why I

it out,” Kathie urged impatiently, knowing

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

lips parting in shock. “I never