Chapter 1268:


    Over on Twitter, trolls Raegan and Kiley had hired weren’t sitting still either. Fake ounts multiplied like weeds, spamming nasty remarks about Maia.


    “I can’t deal with this anymore. I’ve seen people put on an act, but she takes fakeness to a whole new level. If being this fake were illegal, she’d be behind bars again.”


    “Maia must be losing it right now. She’s going to say no, because she knows nothing about jewelry design.”


    “I’ll bet she will refuse. Then Kiley will coax her into epting, and she’ll pretend to agree reluctantly. If that doesn’t happen, I’ll eat my words.”


    But not everyone online joined in. Some people started speaking up for Maia.


    “Clothing design and jewelry design aren’t the same thing. Maia can make clothes, but does she really know jewelry? Feels like Kiley’s just out to mess with her because of old grudges.”


    “This newunch is a setup. Cooper Group kept inviting Maia only to trip her up. Kiley’s intentions are obvious.”


    “How much are you guys getting paid to trash Maia? If money’s involved, count me in—I want a piece too.”


    As supporters rallied to defend Maia, the paid trolls got ready to strike back. But then, suddenly, many found themselves locked out of their ounts. Some noticed strange logins from remote locations.


    Even more shocking, the nastyments aimed at Maia started vanishing, disappearing by the dozens. It was clear this was the work of the hacker group she had put together.


    “Trying to mess with Maia using paidmenters? Cute. Amateurs can’t touch us,” said a top hacker, curling his lips while stretching his fingers. “Time to show them how real hacking is done.”


    Within seconds, shadows fell across his face. His fingers flew over the keyboard, almost like he was ying a piano. Commands typed in rapid session made the troll ounts glitch, crash, and be useless.


    Meanwhile, Maia rose slowly. Her gaze drifted toward Anti, who still looked like a child.


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    Had Kiley purposely picked a puppet to impersonate Anti? Maybe the girl didn’t know what she was doing—or maybe she was a little con artist herself.


    Maia decided to give her the benefit of the doubt. She didn’t call the girl out immediately and yed along with Kiley, curious to see what the next move would be.


    With a gentle smile, Maia turned to Kiley and said, “Sure, I won’t say no anymore. Besides, I actually know a bit about jewelry design.”


    Her voice was soft, but online, it hit like a bomb.


    “She knows a bit? Did I hear that right? Still ying pretend, huh?”


    “Ha! A fashion designer iming she knows jewelry too. Bold. Does she think she can master everything called ‘design’?”


    “Funny! I’m dying to see what kind ofments Maiaes up with next.”


    The trending topic “Maia knows jewelry design” surged online, igniting skepticism.


    Many scoffed, doubting Maia’s expertise amid seasoned professionals.


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