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!”

knife attack on Maia Watson created chaos and sent the public into a

tightened with every headline, and the gloom on his face deepened. Maia had only returned for two days, and already she had dragged the Cooper Group back into the storm

desk. The sudden force sent the cup rattling, its lid skittering close to the edge. Nothing stung worse than these humiliating headlines. Years of effort had gone into shaping his heir’s public

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

he prided himself on always having the upper hand. He paused, drew a long

𝖙𝖗𝖚𝖙𝖍 𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖊:

when the video flashed across the screen. The footage showed Claudius striking Mariana’s cheek for everyone to see, then stepping in to

she faced Claudius. “How can you ask me to humble myself to someone who isn’t even family? You’re not the same

his own son. He felt trapped in a waking nightmare.

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