Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 669:

“This is a complete shock! Who should we believe now? Did Maia somehow manage to bribe this prisoner as well? Is she really that powerful?”

Down in front of the stage, Pattie raised her hand to her mouth, gazing at Maia with a look full of sympathy.

Nothing about this part of Maia’s life had ever been shared with her. Pattie had always believed that Maia’s time in prison was nothing more than an unfair verdict, but she never realized just how much Maia had suffered behind bars.

On the other hand, Richard, who had felt victorious only moments earlier, now looked completely rattled, his eyes wide in disbelief. Instead of sticking to the story he had planned, the prisoner had taken the conversation in a direction he never expected, drawing out sympathy for Maia instead of condemning her.

Things took another turn as members of the audience stood up, openly challenging the claims Richard had made earlier.

Maia caused trouble while she was in prison. How

this way. Did you not visit Maia even

the Morgan family threw a birthday party for Maia not long ago. How is it that in just a few days, your attitude toward her has changed so much, and now you’re at a product launch event criticizing her? What exactly are you

to gather on Richard’s forehead, though he took comfort in having prepared his

to speak out today because I do not want

address each person who had spoken up. “It’s true that I never visited Maia while she was in prison, and my work kept me from seeing her situation for myself. I honestly believed she had changed for the better. The Morgan family even held a birthday celebration for Maia when she came home. But what happened after that? Maia suddenly cut all ties with us. Maybe she gained some confidence, or perhaps someone powerful is guiding her now. Either way, I am not here

that the people

Richard let out a snort. “Let’s remember, these are only the words of a former prisoner. Four years have passed. Maybe her memory is not accurate, or maybe someone forced her to say these things. I hope everyone keeps an open mind and waits for the full story before