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?”

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

coached Stacy to say

several other high-society young women who held grudges against Maia quickly jumped on the

in action for ages. Looks like she’s been sneaking around with men behind everyone’s back. Isn’t that a

the place for

there’s smoke, there’s fire. If Maia hadn’t been dressed so flashy

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

hooked on

about the scandal as

let this slip by. She urged the crowd on, “Let’s not jump the

could finish, two

her older brother, Claudius, with Vince

men charge ahead, the rest wasted no time

guest room door. Even before they got close, sounds from inside the room spilled