Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase Novel

Chapter 655: Everything was progressing exactly as he had hoped. A cold smirk tugged at his mouth as he murmured, "I knew you wouldn't back down, Maia. If you'd stayed away, MCN would have been crushed outright. But by walking onto that stage, you've only chosen the most humiliating defeat." Right from the outset, Maia had never stood a chance - her fate had been sealed long before today. The comment section online exploded with outrage. "She plagiarized and still dares to show her face on stage?

Is she looking to be shamed even more?" "There's proof for everyone to see, yet she threatens lawsuits? It's just a desperate, useless ploy!" Maia found herself standing just inches from Alice, their confrontation in full view of everyone. A cold radiance emanated from Alice, contempt and fury blazing in her eyes as she fixed Maia with a direct stare. "So you're Eileen - the one who stole my designs and paraded around as if you created them?" With a tilt of her chin, Alice regarded Maia with open superiority.

"Did you come here to finally confess and beg for forgiveness?" Locking eyes with Alice, Maia refused to back down. Her voice rang out, clear and resolute. "You've got it all twisted. The person who owes everyone an apology is you." Maia faced her accuser with a steady gaze, replying, "Ms. Byrd, those designs you're claiming as your own were not created by you, are they?" Leaning in slightly, she maintained her composure and added, "Isn't it shameful to take credit for work that isn't yours?

The least you could do is admit it to the person who actually made them." Stay updated on gⱯlnσνℯs․cøm Alice's face tightened, her brows furrowing in surprise. This Maia was far more infuriating than Larkin had described. Being accused of plagiarism was bad enough, but now this woman was publicly demanding an apology and turning the accusation around on her. Alice's irritation grew. She shot Maia a cold glare and said, "So now you're accusing me? What proof do you have?

If you slander me, I won't hesitate to sue." Maia exhaled slowly, fully aware that Alice wouldn't leave this confrontation unscathed. Finally, she declared, "I can say that with certainty because those designs are mine." The room fell silent for a moment before erupting into loud, merciless laughter. "Did you hear that? Maia's actually claiming she created those designs herself! I haven't heard anything that absurd in ages." "Wait, is Maia really accusing Ms. Byrd of stealing? How twisted is that? First she copies from Ms. Byrd, and now she wants to play the victim?

That takes some nerve." "If only Maia had admitted to copying and offered a sincere apology, people might have sympathized. Ms. Byrd might have been lenient with her demands. But instead, Maia attacks Ms. Byrd's reputation for everyone to see. Has she lost all sense?" Across the internet, criticism poured in relentlessly. Comments piled up, overwhelming every other conversation. . . .