Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase Novel

Chapter 563: As more insiders from the party kept spilling the tea, the whole Morgan family drama unfolded online, attracting loads of mocking comments. "Rosanna was never a good person. I saw it from day one. Remember how many fans she lost back then? She always stirred up trouble, going after Maia ever since that singing contest. Now she's trying to drag Maia down with her. It's just plain nasty! But nobody's fooled." "The Morgan family is rotten to the core, throwing that big birthday bash just to ride Maia's coattails.

Now all this mess is catching up to them!" The rumors only grew wilder as netizens dug deeper, exposing even more dirt on the Morgans. "I heard Axell recently got divorced after his wife caught him cheating. Now people are saying Rosanna was the other woman. No wonder the Ward family suddenly announced Vince broke off the engagement. Vince must've known Rosanna was two-timing him, which is why he ran away from the engagement party to see Maia!" "So that's the story. Now it all makes sense.

Rosanna's just a schemer and shameless - finally getting what's coming to her!" "If Vince married Rosanna, that would be a real tragedy!" "I heard Vince and Maia were engaged before, but Rosanna stepped in. Clearly, stealing other people's men was nothing new for her!" The online crowd was overwhelmingly against Rosanna and the Morgan family. No one spoke up for them. Instead, everyone showed sympathy for Maia, amazed at how she'd accomplished so much despite growing up in such a tough, suffocating place, wondering how much pain she'd gone through.

At that moment, Maia didn't know what was going on online. Her phone lay face down next to her while she focused on enjoying dinner with Ethan and Kathie. "Maia, I've got a present for you," Kathie said out of the blue, pulling out a wooden box that looked really fancy. gαℓησνs․com is your fiction sanctuary Maia opened it and saw a comb inside. "Thanks, Kathie," she said. "Maia, do you know what a comb means?" Kathie looked at Maia, thinking that she was so lovely and at the perfect age to settle down. She felt that Maia couldn't just hang around with her and Ethan forever, wasting time.

When Maia shook her head, Kathie took her hand and explained, "Back home, when a man gives a woman a comb, it stands for love. And if an elder gives one to a younger person, it means they hope that the younger person finds a good partner." Kathie placed the comb gently in Maia's hand. "Maia, these are my sincere words, and I hope I didn't annoy you." Maia forced herself to give a sharp, bitter smile. When she thought about Chris, a sudden stab of sadness hit her chest. Maybe it was because tonight, Chris hadn't even said a simple "Happy Birthday." Not a single text came through.

She couldn't quite figure out why it bothered her so much. They weren't really a couple yet, but they had to be at least partway to being friends, right? But then she remembered their kiss earlier, and the word didn't seem quite right. Or maybe "a crush" described it better. Maia clenched her fists tightly. Had her previous actions of catering to Chris already been taken as a silent agreement to this kind of relationship between them? Just a crush, nothing beyond that... "Maia, what's on your mind?" Kathie asked gently, spotting Maia lost in thought.

Maia snapped out of her trance and quickly said, "Oh, it's nothing." She knew that Kathie had good intentions, so she put down the comb and gave a soft nod. "Thank you, Kathie." Kathie's smile was warm and full of hope for Maia's future. As she piled more food onto Maia's plate, she asked about the kind of man Maia liked. "If there's a young man you like, don't hesitate to bring him home for dinner," she added cheerfully. Ethan caught the uneasy look on Maia's face. . . .