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    Every pair of eyes in the room swung back to Maia, who kept her cool and didn’t show even a flicker of rm.


    Maia went along with Shiloh’s little performance. She cocked her head to one side as if sifting through memories, before speaking in a gentle voice. “It’sing back to me now. Give the prison’s record keeper a ring. Her name’s Siena Collins. She ought to have my paperwork.”


    “Siena Collins?” Shiloh said with a furrowed brow, pretending not to know the name. Right there in front of the whole crowd, he whipped out his phone with an air ofmand and punched in the number for Wront Prison’s duty room. He spoke in a no-nonsense tone. “Get Siena Collins on the line.”


    At the same time, Maia made her way over to where the witnesses stood. She carried on exining things to the guests. “The previous warden’s prisoner rehabilitation initiative opened a door for me to go head-to-head with these brilliant minds. In 2021, I won the undergroundbat league title, with Vivian as my observer. In 2022, I entered the Silverstrike Jewelry Design Competition; Adonis served on the jury. That very same year, with four prison guards breathing down my neck every second, I pulled off the Twilight art exhibition using the name Matias Watts.”


    Sheid out the specific dates, locations, andpetition titles one by one, driving the point home once more. “Every bit of this went through the proper channels and took ce with prison guards keeping a hawk’s eye on me.”


    Shiloh jumped in right on cue, his expression dead serious. “Fair enough. The minute I get my hands on those documents, I’ll stack them up against what you just told us to make sure it really went down that way and everything was done by the book.”


    It was only then that the realization struck Kiley—things were spinning out of her control. But it was already toote to stop Shiloh.


    After Maia’s statement, the mood in the g hall began to shift.


    Most attendees now epted her ount as truth. What had begun as doubt and unease softened into whispers of understanding.


    One guest remarked, “I see now… Without Maia’s exnation, I would have missed that Kiley was actually trying to help restore Maia’s good name.”


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    Another agreed, “That’s what I keep saying. Rumors fall apart when you know the facts. Why did anyone think Kiley and Maia were enemies?”


    Someone else chimed in, “The warden came here to set the record straight and defend Maia’s reputation.”


    A fourth voice added, “Absolutely. The Cooper family proves why they’re Wront’s most respected family.”


    Praise for Kiley began to ripple through the crowd. She had no way to refuse it.


    She couldn’t possibly confess that her real goal was destroying Maia’s name because such an admission would wreck Cooper Group’s standing and credibility.


    All she could manage was a strained smile. She kept up appearances, swallowing her frustration. She could only pray that Shiloh’s action was actually a clever tactical move.


    At the same time, Maia walked back to where the witnesses stood. She spoke in a quiet voice. “Because I was an inmate at Wront Prison, I never used my real identity back then.”


    Her gaze swept the room, a trace of regret in her expression. “I apologize that I can only introduce myself as Maia Watson today.”


    Adonis responded warmly, “Don’t worry about it. We understand the situation.”


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