Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 538:

“A citywide fireworks show? Is this real?” someone gasped.

“My phone isn’t doing it justice! The wide-angle can’t catch it all — record it, now!”

“This looks unreal… Am I dreaming?”

“Who is this Mr. M? How much did this cost?”

“Wait — look!” a voice shouted.

Gasps followed. High above, fireworks erupted in perfect sequence, arranging themselves into enormous letters that stretched across the canvas of the sky: “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAIA.”

The sentence glowed in flames and light, burning against the backdrop of the night.

A hush fell over the entire venue.

Only the thunder of fireworks remained… and the frantic tapping of phones as guests scrambled to capture the moment.

clips of the display from every angle

was a citywide

the servers could refresh. The hashtag #CitywideFireworksForMaia climbed rapidly — rocketing straight to number three on the

were

a smile. In one corner of the grand hall, a few faces had

Dryness gripped her throat while her fingers pressed hard into her palms, yet

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fireworks were the main event — the grand gesture of the night. Now,

the

the name behind it? Mr.

this moment, Claudius’ expression

he always wore. What remained was

Maia — but he had done

had

Vince stood, he caught sight of Claudius’ shifting mood. Vince gently swirled his wine glass, his initial astonishment melting into a smug,

not only brushed off