Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 936:

Kiley’s lips curved into a small, knowing smile. “I haven’t forgotten—Maia has a brother, doesn’t she?”

She leaned in, brought her mouth close to Raegan’s ear, and quietly revealed her plan. For a heartbeat, Raegan’s eyes went wide with surprise. Then she nodded, the answer clear. “Consider it handled. Leave the rest to me.”

Over at the Cooper Villa, tension clung to the walls of the study, as if the whole room held its breath. Behind his massive desk, Kolton’s attention was glued to his phone, ice-cold eyes scanning the headlines. Every new headline ratcheted up the pressure, each one more shocking than the last:

“Cooper Group’s heir shocks everyone by striking his own sister and losing control over Maia Watson!”

“Maia Watson’s involvement with the Cooper family’s heir came to light during her marriage—affairs exposed!”

Maia Watson created chaos and sent

with every headline, and the gloom on his face deepened. Maia had only returned for two days, and already

down on the desk. The sudden force sent the cup rattling, its lid skittering close to the edge. Nothing stung worse than these humiliating

Group. Now, just as Kiley had returned to clean up the mess, another incident had erupted. Kolton hadn’t even considered that things could

creeping loss of authority gnawed at him; he prided himself on always having the upper hand. He paused, drew a long breath, and

𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖗𝖚𝖙𝖍 𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖊:

The footage showed Claudius striking

ask me to humble myself to someone who isn’t even family? You’re not the same brother anymore! What is it about Maia that’s turned you upside down? Is your obsession so deep you’d throw us away for her? You’re so disgusting! Have you forgotten Maia’s

hollow and betrayed by his own son. He felt trapped in a waking nightmare. A tremor ran

Kolton’s opinion of Chris had always been low, but even he showed up, wrested the knife from Mariana, and shielded Maia with all the courage