Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase Novel

Chapter 1149 Chapter 1151: He paused for a moment, delivering the final summary. "According to her confession, she intended to eliminate both Kyle and Kolton, then inherit Cooper Group." The words seemed to hang in the air, and the room grew taut with silence. Maia said nothing, though she knew instantly that it wasn't the truth. Her memory pulled her back to Zoey's hut, where Zoey had once spun a tale by blending real incidents with false ones, weaving them into something that looked like fact. It dawned on Maia in that moment.

Zoey hadn't only been probing her; she had been teaching her how such a method worked. The technique was real, and the one who carried it out could have been Zoey, but the mastermind behind it all was Kolton. By feeding lies, Kolton had pushed the infatuated Zoey to construct elaborate schemes, all while keeping her blind to his actual purpose. "Why would Zoey confess at all?" Pattie finally cut through the quiet. Her eyes stayed locked on the testimony in Maia's hand as her voice turned cold. "The motive doesn't hold up.

If she had kept her statement and refused to admit guilt, she would have walked free because of insufficient evidence. And don't forget - her defense attorney was Neville. He wasn't just any lawyer, but a lifetime professor at Drakmire Law School and the founder of Zenith Legal." Then, she shifted her attention to Roland and asked, "Do you have something new to prove otherwise?" Roland let out a breath before answering, "I've uncovered a few leads, though they're not enough to close the loop." He unfolded several pages of notes. "That's why I went to see Zoey at Wront Prison recently.

But she wouldn't say a word and practically ordered me to leave. She even sent someone after me... I just don't understand why." Maia slowly shook her head. "No. That's not what she wanted. She never meant to hurt you." Both Roland and Pattie turned their eyes toward her at once. With deliberate care, Maia folded the testimony and brushed her thumb along its edge before looking up. "She was shielding you, Roland. And she was protecting Neville, too." A heavy silence blanketed the room. Maia laid it out without hesitation.

"If you try to overturn Zoey's confession, you're not just clearing her name. You'll be declaring war on Kolton, tearing him down, and standing against the most influential family in Wront." Pattie reacted swiftly, her brows relaxing only to tense again. "So you knew all along, which was why you kept urging me to find ways to make Roland leave." A dry laugh escaped her lips. "I thought our trouble came only from that last case, that we had merely angered the Cooper Group and Ward Group. I never realized we were caught in something far larger. They wouldn't actually resort to murder...

would they?" Pattie's eyes slid toward Roland. "No matter what, you'll be protected. My people will watch you day and night." Roland's expression darkened, his brows knitting together. After glancing between Maia and Pattie, he finally said, "This is what my mentor wanted. He doesn't have much time left." . . .