Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase Novel

Chapter 620: Now she could see how pathetic her former expectations had been, clinging to fantasies about people who'd never truly cared. Richard had never genuinely seen her as his daughter. His sudden appearance wasn't a fatherly concern; it was calculated exploitation. Maia's laugh held no humor, only weary resignation. "From now on... don't come looking for me again. Getting out of my life is the best way for you to repay me." With that, she rose and walked away, leaving Richard slumped in his chair in a daze. Minutes passed in stunned silence.

All these years, the Morgan family had credited their salvation to the Ward family and assumed that Rosanna had orchestrated their rescue through her connections. The truth was a knife twisting in his chest: their savior had been Maia all along. If he hadn't severed ties with that damned agreement, if she were still legally his daughter, then everything would be different now... Richard's hands shook as he reached for his coffee. The liquid hit his tongue like poison, bitter and unforgiving. "Damn it! Why is this so bitter?

Didn't anyone put sugar in this?" He slammed the cup down, watching coffee splash across the table. His fists clenched until his knuckles went white. His already narrow eyes became mere slits, malice and bloodshot rage burning in their depths. Though Maia's revelation had shaken him to his core and even awakened a fleeting moment of remorse, the image of Jarrod behind bars and Rosanna's dire circumstances quickly extinguished any guilt. Raw hatred flooded in to fill the void. "Maia..." he hissed through clenched teeth. "You rescued us before. Why turn your back on us now?

Rubbing this in my face just to watch me beg and then feel..." Ashamed? Over my dead body! If you won't cooperate willingly, don't blame me for forcing your hand!" Richard's fingers closed around his phone, his expression twisting with malicious calculation as he prepared to execute his plan. He found Vince's number and dialed. "Vince, I've discovered the perfect leverage to bring Maia back under your control.

But I'll need your full cooperation to pull this off." Fresh chapters live gⱯlnσνeℓs․cøm Meanwhile, Kolton leaned back in his chair, scanning the latest intelligence report from his private security network. So Richard was plotting against Maia? How deliciously convenient. The old fool might prove to be exactly the weapon he needed. Kolton dropped his feet from the desk and issued his orders in a voice that brooked no argument. "Keep track of Richard's every move. The moment he acts, I want to know about it." A plan was already crystallizing in Kolton's mind.

He would become Richard's silent benefactor, guiding events from the darkness. Using the Morgan family to destroy Maia would be poetry in motion. The world would see nothing more than a bitter family feud, completely divorced from Cooper Group's involvement. His public promise at the banquet would remain technically intact while Maia met her end. After leaving the café, Maia headed back to the company. . . .