Chapter 1288:


    Then, as if sealing her im, she pulled out her passport for everyone to witness.


    The live chat exploded instantly.


    “Guess Maia’s out of excuses now, huh?”


    “There’s no way every one of Anti’s IDs is fake. What seventeen-year-old could pull that off?”


    “Her knowledge of jewelry design already says it all. Maia’s the one who looks delusional here.”


    On stage, Kiley cast a meaningful look at the host.


    Catching on, the host lifted his microphone and said, “All of Anti’s documents have been verified. They’repletely authentic.”


    The moment his words echoed through the hall, every head turned toward Maia.


    Aurielle’s temper red hotter than before. “Well? What excuse do you have now?”


    Across the room, several people shot to their feet, their anger spilling out in shouts. “I can’t believe Maia Watson would sink this low just for attention! She’s ruining the entire event! Get her out before she causes more trouble!”


    Seeing the uproar build, Kiley seized the moment to step in. Her tone was calm yetmanding. “Everyone, please settle down!”


    Turning to Maia, she put on a gentle expression. “Ms. Watson, this evening was meant to celebrate Radiant Jewels’ new collection. I invited you here hoping to clear the tension and silence those false rumors about us. I’m not sure what made you say those things or what I might have done to upset you. But I think I deserve to hear your exnation.”


    Her voice sharpened as she added, “And everyone here deserves to hear it too!”


    Each word dripped with usation, and the sympathy in the room quickly shifted in her favor.


    “What did Kiley even do wrong? Is Maia really willing to go this far just to make a scene?”


    “That’s right. Maia should exin herself right now.”


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    Up on the stage, Maia appeared unfazed by themotion around her.


    She slowly turned her gaze toward Kiley. “Ms. Cooper, I’m only trying to help you. The truth has a way of surfacing on its own. Many people share the same name, and having an ID or passport only proves she’s called Anti—it doesn’t prove she founded Annie Crystal. If she truly were who she ims to be, she’d have recognized the ws in that collection instead of praising it blindly like some hired promoter.”


    A faint smile curved Maia’s lips as she continued. “And I can back that up. I can prove she’s wrong.”


    Kiley gave a gentle, almost mocking sound before saying, “So you’re suggesting that you’re more knowledgeable about jewelry design than she is?”


    Laughter rippled across the room, growing louder with every passing second.


    Waves ofughter crashed through the grand hall, surging toward the stage where Maia stood alone at its center.


    “Ridiculous… Maia fails to produce a shred of evidence, yet she dares im superior knowledge of jewelry design over Anti, the renowned designer herself.”


    “Enough with this desperate bid for attention! After everything, she still cannot definitively prove she’s Anti, can she?”


    “If representatives from Annie Crystal were present, what would their reaction be?”


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