Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 648:

He pivoted toward Alice, giving her a polite nod. “Ms. Byrd, I’m Vance Dixon from Lark Fashion. My father, Larkin, is waiting outside. Allow me to escort you.”

As soon as the three disappeared into the crowd, Pattie wasted no time dialing Maia’s number.

“Maia, I’m so sorry. Things went sideways. I tried to explain our purpose to Alice, but she wasn’t having it. Vance barged in before I could say more, and now he’s taken her off somewhere. What should our next step be?” Pattie’s voice quivered with regret and frustration.

On the other end, Maia answered with an almost eerie calm, “Maybe this is just how it was meant to go. Don’t worry. We’ll see her again at the launch event this afternoon.”

After ending the call, Pattie spun on her heel and walked away, the matter unresolved.

Without her knowledge, a bystander with hidden motives had quietly snapped photos of her encounter with Alice.

office of Cooper

a smirk twisting across his face.

vantage, Maia’s actions looked desperate — proof that she was

behind

if it was Maia who asked Pattie to see Alice or not, consequences were

voice low and direct. “Upload this photo right away. You know how

was buzzing with a headline: “MCN President Pattie Seen Blocking Alice from Lark Fashion’s Product

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wildfire of speculation and debate. Online forums erupted as people

buy off Ms. Byrd? This makes it obvious that Maia’s guilty of

Maia to ask Pattie to confront Ms. Byrd

now I’m sickened. She needs to get out