Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 837:

“Is she out of her mind? Losing and then trying to weasel out? She’s making the whole Cooper Group look bad. Is everyone in the company as untrustworthy as she is? Then who would dare to cooperate with them in the future?”

Finally, Kiley stepped up. She stood beside Mariana and gave her shoulder a steady, comforting pat. “That’s enough.”

Kiley’s voice was calm, but it carried a sharp edge that shut down any argument before it could start.

Even though she didn’t want to accept it either, she wasn’t about to throw the Cooper Group’s reputation under the bus in front of the media.

After all, some bets weren’t set in stone. There was always a chance to renegotiate.

Mariana stayed silent, looking completely crushed.

She bit her lip hard, her eyes simmering with bitterness.

blank as she stared at Maia, her voice steady and cold. “Mariana lost. Now, feel free to lay out the terms you never

the air, and the room fell into silence

to Maia, eager to hear what terms she

stood beneath the spotlight with unwavering calm, facing the curious stares as though she

she didn’t speak right away. Her gaze swept across the crowd until it landed

for anything?”

replied with a polite smile. Her tone remained composed, though a cold edge glinted in her

lips curved into a quiet smile. Then she looked up at Kiley, her expression

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 ⲅ𝖺𝖑𝗇𝗈𝖛𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒ⅽ𝗈𝗺

lift every restriction placed on Chris Cooper. From today

murmurs erupted from the crowd the moment her words

stared at Maia in disbelief. She tilted her head slightly and added with a calm

immediately buzzed with

Cooper — CEO of Radiant Jewels — and she chooses something