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Chapter 166: "Your brother suddenly decided to play hero out of nowhere?" Maia arched an eyebrow, her voice dry with suspicion. "Elvira, if you don't spill the real story, you can forget about ever tasting my cooking again."

Throwing up her hands in surrender, Elvira retorted, "Alright, alright! I begged him, okay? I just thought… maybe if he helped you, he'd impress you somewhat…" By the time she finished, her voice had shriveled into a guilty whisper.

Maia didn't need a magnifying glass to see through Elvira's half-baked scheme. Sighing heavily, Maia shook her head. "Elvira, I've explained it before, and-"

Not wanting to sit through one of Maia's lectures, Elvira jumped in first. "I know, I know! You're married now, and you're keeping it all hush-hush. I don't even know if this guy treats you right - or if he's hiding some shady secrets!" Then, Elvira's eyes lit up like she'd just cracked a case. "If you don't want me stressing, let me meet this dude. If he passes my vibe check, I'll stop trying to set you up with my brother.

Swear on it." Rubbing her temples like she was already exhausted by the conversation, Maia replied, "Elvira, I'll explain everything someday. But today is definitely not the day."

However, the more evasive Maia got, the more Elvira's internal gossip alarm screamed at full blast. All this mystery? Yeah, there was definitely more to the story than Maia was letting on.

Still, Elvira knew better than to push too hard when Maia put up her walls. With a dramatic sigh, she backed off. "Fine, no big introduction. But don't blow off my brother's help. He's in Drakmire now, but the lawyers assisting you are from Wront." Leaning closer, Elvira grinned. "And trust me, with Zenith Legal backing you, this case is basically a slam dunk."

Maia didn't even bother arguing. After all, Zenith Legal had already made it official with a flashy post online. She was locked in whether she liked it or not.

Meanwhile, Chris was scrolling through the latest wave of online chaos. Pausing mid-scroll, his eyebrow twitched upward. "Why in the world was a heavyweight like Zenith Legal getting involved in Maia's tiny case?" he muttered.

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For a firm that usually tackled billion-dollar lawsuits, this was a joke. Defending Maia's situation was like sending a nuclear missile to squash a mosquito.

There was no way this was about money.

If money was not the reason, then someone powerful had their hands in the game.

But who was moving the pieces?

Chris's expression hardened as he mulled it over, suspicion brewing. "This mess is starting to get really interesting."

Meanwhile, over at the Morgan family villa, Rosanna was in the middle of a full-blown meltdown. Screaming in frustration, she swept her entire makeup table clean - lipsticks, highlighters, and powders went flying. One tube of lipstick snapped clean in half when it hit the floor.

Already fuming over the relentless backlash online, Rosanna could not wrap her head around it. How did Maia manage to dodge every bullet like she had nine lives?

Hadn't Vince hired a top hacker to wipe the restaurant's footage clean? Then how had that cursed video still made it to the internet?

The thought gnawed at her. Maybe Vince had flipped sides. Maybe he had gotten soft over Maia and patched things up himself. This was the only reason she could think of.

Rosanna stormed around her room, furious yet too rattled to pick up the phone and tear into Vince.

That was when she caught sight of Zenith Legal's Facebook post, and for a moment, it felt like her heart stopped beating.

She had no direct connection to Zenith Legal, but just hearing their name was enough to make her break out in a cold sweat.

Zenith Legal was the country's undefeated champion - the kind of firm that steamrolled its opponents without ever breaking a sweat.

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