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    “But… this isn’t about Maia tempting me. It was all about my genuine admiration for Maia’s skills, my appreciation of who she was, and my one-sided love for her. Yesterday, I only meant to say goodbye before leaving for Otruitho; it wasn’t some secret affair. Besides, after Iid my feelings bare, Maia made it clear she was married and turned me down.”


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    Right then, his eyes grew wide with a heavy dose of regret.


    His earlier conclusion had beenpletely off the mark. udius wasn’t sticking to the script to tarnish Maia’s name; he was standing up for her dignity. As the Cooper family’s future head and the heir to the Cooper empire, udius was going against his own bloodline for Maia.


    Meanwhile, in front of the television, Kolton was equally furious.


    Bang!


    With a loud crash, he flung the pricey porcin coffee cup to the floor, shattering it into shards and sending the liquid flying everywhere.


    “You thankless fool! How dare you turn your back on me?” Kolton shook with fury, his face twisted with both anger and bitter disappointment.


    He looked like he aged ten years in a heartbeat, his whole body trembling as if swallowed by a zing storm of rage. But udius didn’t pause his speech on stage.


    He went on,ying out to the press what had really happened at the bar that day. His goal was to defend Maia’s reputation before walking away.


    “My younger sister, Mariana, struggles with mental health problems, and nobody could have predicted her behavior. Yet through all this chaos, Maia has suffered the most,” udius said, fire in his voice. “I can’t say what those photographers were after, but their sneaky filming and twisted editing havepletely warped the facts. This is outright nder and character assassination.”


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    Atst, udius bellowed to everyone watching, “I, udius Cooper, stake my name and honor on the truth of what I’ve said. Don’t buy into the fake videos and pictures spreading online. Maia never betrayed her husband. She’s a woman of integrity, a true heroine of Wront.”


    The room buzzed with shock, and quiet murmurs rippled through the crowd.


    “So that’s how it really was. I always believed Maia wasn’t that kind of person. It must have been a mix-up.”


    “Right! Didn’t you notice Maia stayed silent all this while? The truth has a way ofing out.”


    “I’ve said it before—Wront’s heroine wouldn’t stoop to such low morals. If anyone uses Maia of cheating, I’ll stand up to them.”


    The Morgan family jumped to their feet, energized. Richard and Sandra held onto each other tightly, their eyes shining with tears.


    “Maia never did those things… I knew it all along!” Richard said, beaming.


    Sandra wiped her tears away. “Yeah. We’ve watched her grow up, after all.”


    Nearby, Jarrod shouted out, “Where are the ones who threw shade at Maia before? Now that the truth’s out, got any words? Why the silence? Speak up! Let’s hear you!”


    The crowd buzzed with chatter as the tide of rumors about Maia took a sharp turn.


    But then, out of nowhere, someone raised a skeptical voice. “Even if Maia didn’t cheat, how do you exin what happened with Vince? She did break up with him, and if it wasn’t for Vince trying to reconcile with Maia, how would that bombing incident have happened?”


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