Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 655:

Everything was progressing exactly as he had hoped.

A cold smirk tugged at his mouth as he murmured, “I knew you wouldn’t back down, Maia. If you’d stayed away, MCN would have been crushed outright. But by walking onto that stage, you’ve only chosen the most humiliating defeat.”

Right from the outset, Maia had never stood a chance — her fate had been sealed long before today.

The comment section online exploded with outrage.

“She plagiarized and still dares to show her face on stage? Is she looking to be shamed even more?”

“There’s proof for everyone to see, yet she threatens lawsuits? It’s just a desperate, useless ploy!”

Maia found herself standing just inches from Alice, their confrontation in full view of everyone.

in her eyes as she fixed Maia with a direct

stole my designs and paraded

a tilt of her chin, Alice regarded Maia with

you come here to finally confess

back down. Her

all twisted. The person who

“Ms. Byrd, those designs you’re claiming as your own were not created by you,

work that isn’t yours? The least you could do is admit it to the person

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accused of plagiarism was

and said, “So now you’re accusing me? What proof do you have? If you slander me, I won’t hesitate

exhaled slowly, fully aware that Alice wouldn’t leave this confrontation unscathed. Finally,

room fell silent for a moment before erupting into