Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 985:

Since the previous afternoon, gossip about Maia had swept across the internet like a storm. Headlines screamed, “An affair with Claudius despite being married,” “Scandalous behavior,” and even “Plotting the explosion,” each one climbing the trending charts on social media.

Every accusation cut deep, like sharp blades slashing at Maia’s reputation. Some went further, insisting that Maia had driven Vince to his desperate act by dumping him for Claudius, leaving him cornered with nowhere to turn.

The more Pattie dwelled on it, the hotter her anger burned. She could still hear the flood of phone calls from suppliers and department store executives ringing in her head from the night before.

“Ms. Miller, is the gossip online true? Did Maia actually cheat on her husband?”

“Will Maia’s private mess affect MCN’s new product launch?”

“Are you planning to release a public response? If you don’t, we may need to reconsider working together.”

in courtesy, felt like knives carving into Pattie’s

quickly without the deliberate scheming of the Cooper Group. Even so, Maia had

scoffed, her gaze turning cold. “This is nothing

thought made her slap her own forehead, furious that she hadn’t thought to keep Chris’s number. With Maia refusing to pick up,

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to face Claudius head-on. “Maia, you’re driving me out of my

pressed Roland’s number on

“Roland, the internet’s exploding with scandals about Maia. What’s your take? You’re Zenith Legal’s star attorney. You must defend her. We both know who Maia really is. This reeks of the Cooper Group

short silence followed on the

“I’m already at the

froze in surprise. Roland