Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 556:

“What nonsense are you spouting? Did you see this with your own eyes?” Richard held back his disbelief, clutching the waiter’s arm and speaking sharply.

If it turned out to be true, Maia’s good name being ruined would be the least of their troubles; the entire Morgan family’s honor could be at stake.

Besides, Richard had been counting on Maia’s connections to breathe new life into the Morgan Group. Any slip-up now would be catastrophic.

The waiter, cowed by Richard’s stern words, faltered. “I didn’t actually see it… but when I brought a glass of water to Ms. Watson’s room, I overheard something from outside…”

“That’s enough!” Richard snapped, letting go of the waiter and marching toward the villa with a scowl.

Sandra, who had been watching everything unfold, quickly followed behind, nervously scolding, “How could Maia do that at her own birthday party tonight? What are we supposed to do now?”

The guests around them shifted from stunned silence to outright disbelief, then to puzzled whispers.

“Maybe the waiter got it wrong? It can’t really be Maia, can it?”

mind would pull a stunt like that, especially today?” Stacy cut in with a cold edge. “Perhaps Maia seduced that guy, and then they ended up in the room. Do you honestly believe she’s pure? She wasn’t exactly innocent four years ago when she

Stacy

moment Stacy spoke, several other high-society young women who held grudges

ages. Looks like she’s been

place for

know what they say — where there’s smoke, there’s fire. If Maia hadn’t been dressed so

put on airs, looking down her nose at everyone. She’d even turned Claudius away earlier, yet now she plays the innocent while secretly chasing after every man.

these high-society ladies were hooked on Mariana’s words, eagerly

her was that instead of Rosanna yelling about the scandal as they had planned, it was the waiter’s voice that broke the silence. It was unexpected, but just as

on, “Let’s not jump

she could finish, two figures

at the front was her older brother, Claudius, with Vince close

wasted no time and

long, nearly everyone had gathered outside the guest room door. Even before they got close, sounds from inside the room spilled