Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 1057:

A group of staff members stepped forward, their courtesy laced with authority as they asked Raegan to go.

Not a word came from Maia during the standoff. Her calm expression made it clear she wasn’t opposing Pattie’s actions.

“There’s no need to push me out. I was leaving already.” Darkness flickered briefly in Raegan’s eyes as she backed away, lifting her hands in a gesture of surrender. “I only stopped because I saw someone familiar and wanted to greet her.”

While speaking, she laid two invitations neatly on the coffee table, then turned her gaze on Maia. “Maia, is this the way MCN receives its guests?”

Her finger pointed to the cards. “These are for a charity gala. Whether you and Ms. Miller decide to come is entirely your choice. But treating me this way is hardly respectable.”

With that, Raegan pivoted and walked out, refusing to grant either Maia or Pattie a chance to reply.

heels against

let out a cold laugh. “Respectable? That depends on the

way she intended to humor Raegan. Pattie had always been blunt and uncompromising by

top of that, MCN was preparing

nothing short

Cooper Group to show up now with an invitation for

an obvious

over in her mind as she strode forward, scooped up the

Maia

faint glimmer sparking in her eyes.

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Maia. “Come on, Maia. What reason would the Cooper Group have for inviting us? They’re probably just trying to force a donation out of us. They’re wealthy enough, so why don’t they use their own