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.

blazing in her

who stole my designs and

of her chin, Alice regarded Maia

to finally confess and

with Alice, Maia refused to back down. Her voice rang out, clear and

all twisted. The person who owes

faced her accuser with a steady gaze, replying, “Ms. Byrd, those designs you’re claiming as your own were not created by you, are

her composure and added, “Isn’t it shameful to take credit for work that isn’t yours? The least you could do is admit it to the person who actually made

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than Larkin had described. Being accused of plagiarism was bad enough, but

shot Maia a cold glare and said, “So now you’re accusing me? What proof do you have? If you

exhaled slowly, fully aware that Alice wouldn’t leave this confrontation unscathed. Finally, she declared, “I can say that with certainty because those designs

for a moment before