Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 628:

He arranged the evidence with precision: Maia’s acclaimed designs on one side, a foreign designer’s eerily similar work on the other.

Larkin’s eyes narrowed with skepticism, but curiosity won. He slipped on his reading glasses and retrieved his magnifying glass, scrutinizing each detail.

His weathered features shifted from doubt to astonishment, his hands beginning to tremble. “Where did you acquire these? The similarities are unmistakable, practically identical! Can you prove these predate MCN’s releases?”

Richard’s smile turned predatory. “Absolutely.”

He reached for his phone with flourish, swiping through his photo gallery before extending the phone toward Larkin. “Mr. Dixon, examine the timestamps in the bottom right corner of each image. Every single design predates MCN’s releases — not by weeks, but by a full six months!”

Larkin’s eyes went wide, the blood draining from his weathered face. If Richard’s claims held water, MCN’s prized reputation for innovation would crumble into dust overnight.

through the fashion world. MCN would be

would be finished. But something nagged

from the phone, clearing his throat. “You say you’re from the Morgan family, Eileen’s former guardian. What drives you to

beneath the surface: Maia’s

the jewelry theft and prison sentence, then her violent behavior confirmed by inmate testimony, now design plagiarism… Soon, Maia would be nothing more than a

beneath a veneer of reasonable business sense. “Mr. Dixon, I’m sure you’re aware of the Morgan family’s current struggles. My proposal is straightforward: 15% of Lark’s shares in

expression hardened, his jaw clenching with

company he’d built with his own hands! Lark was his legacy, his life’s masterpiece.

has your next

opportunist, but I’m afraid I have no interest

Richard could protest, two guards flanked him and marched him