Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1209

Maya paused and shifted her gaze to Warren. "Sir Rutherford, you took me in, raised me, and nurtured me with care… Wasn't that because of your guilty conscience?"

Warren trembled slightly at her words, and his expression grew grave.

Maya ignored his reaction and continued, "You think I don't know? My parents died saving you! You raised me just to ease your guilt, so what have I done wrong?"

Warren remained silent with a tense face when Maya suddenly dropped to her knees.

"Sir Rutherford, I swore I'd become your pride. Please help me just this once. As long as I don't have to leave the mystic arts community or the Rutherfords, I'll accept whatever punishment…"

She believed her parents' sacrifice coupled with Warren's years of care would ensure forgiveness. And if Warren chose to protect her, she could reclaim her position as the proud Maya Rutherford, given her status in the community.

But she'd made the wrong bet.

"Since you know that your parents died saving me… Do you know how exactly they died?"

Maya looked at Warren as he continued in a sorrowful voice, "17 years ago, your parents and I, along with some other mystic masters were trapped in a ghost cavern.

"All the ghosts emerged en masse. If they escaped, it would've spelled disaster for the human world.

"We laid a great array to seal the entrance of the ghost cavern, and your parents chose to stay behind as the central point of the array and ensure its completion. They'd rather die than break the barrier."

They could've chosen to escape, but they'd stayed behind to protect those outside the barrier for world peace.

Over the years, Warren had indeed felt indebted to Maya. He'd hoped to shape her into someone as selfless and righteous as her parents.