Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase Novel

Chapter 242: Pattie was so mad at Vince that she actually laughed out loud in disbelief. She couldn't keep quiet and snapped, "Vince, Maia must have been out of her mind to ever fall for you! It was Rosanna who set her up for stealing back then! And you - as her fiancé at that time - didn't even defend her. You turned your back on her and stood with Rosanna and the Morgan family, throwing Maia straight into prison. And now you've got the gall to throw her past in her face?"

Pattie had never once believed that Maia was a thief. After Maia got out of prison, she had laid everything out for Pattie. Once Pattie heard the whole truth, she was boiling with rage. It had taken everything she had not to storm over and slap Vince and the Morgans silly.

Now, today, they had the nerve to show up, practically begging for a tongue-lashing.

Pattie let out a sharp snort and said coldly, "Good thing Maia woke up and finally saw you for what you really are!" She stepped forward, shielding Maia, and jabbed a finger at Vince. Her voice was sharp as a knife. "Don't you dare bother Maia again. Take Rosanna and stay out of her sight, or I'll tear into you every time I lay eyes on you!"

Vince's face changed slightly, his eyes narrowing into slits. "Maia was framed? What are you talking about?" he asked.

He could still picture it clearly. In his mind, Maia had been the thief, and Rosanna had nothing to do with it.

Brielle looked completely caught off guard. So it had really been Rosanna who set Maia up and got her thrown into prison - and Vince, the man standing right here, had turned his back on Maia too. She quickly moved closer, also standing protectively in front of Maia, her fists tightening at her sides.

Rosanna, seeing the old story dragged out into the open right in front of Vince, completely lost her cool.

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She jabbed a finger at Pattie's face and screamed, "Stop slandering me! You're making up lies! What proof do you even have to accuse me of framing her?"

"Slander?" Pattie scoffed and shot back, "Rosanna, do you even have the guts to swear you had no hand in it? If you're lying, may karma hunt you down!"

Vince started feeling confused. Pattie's firm attitude didn't sound like someone spinning a story.

He turned his head slowly toward Rosanna, a deep crease forming between his brows. "Rosanna, tell me the truth. What really happened back then?"

Rosanna felt her heart lurch in her chest.

A moment later, her eyes were filled with tears.

Rosanna looked utterly devastated, as if she had suffered the gravest injustice.

She had no clue that Pattie owned MCN; all she knew was that Pattie and Maia were quite close.

It never crossed her mind that Maia would confide past events to Pattie. Still, Rosanna was shrewd enough to conceal any hint of guilt.

She swiftly turned, clutching Vince's arm, her eyes brimming with tears. Her voice, barely more than a whisper, sounded heartbreakingly fragile as she pleaded, "Vince, you witnessed everything… you must defend me. I swear I didn't do it…"

Her performance was flawless - her frame shivering, her words trembling with hurt and injustice. "Maia was the one who took it, yet now she's tarnishing my name. Vince, trust me, won't you? If she were truly innocent, how could the court sentence her? They must have solid proof to imprison her. I never disliked her for being a thief and tarnishing our family's reputation. In my heart, she's still a family member, but she's always treated me like a stranger. Now she's even flinging mud at me, and I…"

As Rosanna spoke, tears slid down her face, enhancing her pitiful look. Vince frowned deeply, gently rubbing her back while shooting Pattie a frigid glare. His tone was icy as he said, "Miss, I advise you to mind your words or prepare for a defamation lawsuit."

Although Vince felt that Maia's companion looked somewhat familiar, he didn't delve into where he might have seen her before.

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