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 — downtown rooftops, party balconies,

was a citywide fireworks

hashtag #CitywideFireworksForMaia climbed rapidly — rocketing straight to number three on

it were #HappyBirthdayMaia and

a few faces had gone visibly sour

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

stories

Claudius’ fireworks were the main event — the grand gesture of the night. Now, that illusion had

had stolen the

name behind it? Mr. M. Whoever

Claudius’

What remained was a quiet sting that clung to him without

given the same gift to Maia — but he had

whose gift had triumphed, leaving

caught sight of Claudius’ shifting mood. Vince gently swirled his wine glass, his

not only brushed off Vince’s gift,