Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase Novel

Chapter 724: As for any hidden assets Cooper Group might possess, that wasn't her immediate concern. Her promise to Zoey had always centered on helping Chris reclaim his rightful inheritance. Transferring the entire Cooper Group to Chris would fulfill that commitment perfectly. This was her moment to deliver a crushing blow to Kolton. While Maia contemplated her strategy, her phone suddenly buzzed. Pattie was calling. The instant she picked up, Pattie's frantic voice burst through the speaker. "Maia! Please, you need to get to the office immediately!" Maia's brow furrowed.

Pattie had used those exact words twice before. "Is Richard causing trouble again?" she asked, confused. "No! It's Alice!" Pattie practically shouted. "Alice is outside at the main entrance and won't leave until she sees you!" Pattie exclaimed. "Maia, quit stalling and come handle this!" Maia blinked in disbelief. Was this just the latest stunt everyone was trying? "Didn't you install a security gate downstairs? Is she blocking the entrance now?" "That's exactly it, Maia! The second Alice arrived, she attracted a mob of fans and reporters. The lobby's a total mess.

Just look online if you want to see how bad it's gotten for us!" Once the call ended, Maia went straight to Twitter. As expected, news about the chaos was all over her feed. A massive crowd had packed themselves into the building's front entrance, making it nearly impossible to get through. For a second, Maia stood frozen in surprise. Then she snatched up her bag and hurried out. Your next adventure is at g al n ovels . con At the same time, inside the Cooper Group's boardroom, Kolton sat at the head of the table with a stormy look on his face.

Gathered with him were several older men in somber suits, their attention fixed on the stock market graph displayed across the giant screen. Kolton had called in the Cooper Group's shareholders at dawn, hoping their presence would help steady the market. "Trading's halted again!" one of the shareholders said, his voice edged with panic. "We already burned through ten billion, and someone's still offloading shares?" "We pushed out a full-scale PR blitz yesterday," another added. "All our media channels set the story straight, and we even got those influential bloggers to keep quiet.

So why is this still happening today?" "What's going on? Is this all fallout from yesterday? Does Maia really have that kind of power over the market?" another asked, struggling to make sense of the situation. Just then, the door banged open. Claudius marched in and stopped beside Kolton. "Father, I've secured three billion." . . .