Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 522:

His assistant emerged swiftly from the car’s shadow, placing an exquisite gift box into Claudius’ waiting hand.

Though modest in size — barely larger than his palm — the box commanded attention with its elaborate gilded patterns that caught the light in hypnotic swirls.

This simple yet loaded gesture sent ripples of hushed awe through the gathered crowd, followed immediately by a rising tide of excited speculation.

“So the earlier gifts were just warm-up gifts; this must be the true gift! Claudius thinks of everything!” one voice carried above the murmurs.

“Did you catch the dimensions of that box?” another whispered urgently. “It’s perfectly sized for jewelry. Could it possibly contain… a diamond ring?”

“Is he actually planning to propose to Rosanna during her birthday celebration? No way!”

“Why not? Remember the extravagant fireworks and those heartfelt projections earlier? When else could he orchestrate such a perfectly romantic moment?”

“We may be witnessing a pivotal moment in high society tonight. The Morgan family could soon ascend to the upper echelons of power!”

her made Rosanna’s heart race uncontrollably, pounding faster

unfurl before her like

like taffy. Claudius, his smile gentle yet enigmatic,

for his passage. A reverent silence blanketed the venue

that song from her for Rosanna? The thought stung. Had she known, she would never have invested her talent so foolishly. Yet curiosity nagged at her.

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a lifeline to the floundering Morgan family — a

her private calculations, both families were merely pieces on a chessboard, soon

nearer, Maia retreated with fluid grace, stepping several paces backward

in their lungs, every gaze fixed on

Rosanna, Sandra’s fingers curled into

lips twitching with the effort to suppress

herself this time! Who would dare question the Morgan family’s influence after today’s

for Rosanna; it was also a promising future

at Maia with growing dissatisfaction. Just yesterday, Rosanna had kindly

mention arriving late. When she finally got here, she didn’t even bother to greet the guests. Worse still, she came without any gifts and wore a sour look the whole time. Her presence