Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 635:

Spinning on her heel, Mariana looked over at her servants. “You there, gather all these outfits and take them outside. Burn every last piece!”

They traded uneasy looks but moved to follow her command. Some of those clothes could pay their wages for years, yet Mariana’s unpredictable moods were nothing new.

Anyone who disobeyed would pay the price, and it wouldn’t just be the garments at risk.

In no time, a fire blazed in the courtyard, devouring the luxury clothes. Pulling out her phone, Mariana captured the scene and proudly uploaded the photo to Instagram and Twitter.

She added a sharp caption, aiming at Maia. “Plagiarized clothes are beneath me. So are the people who steal them.” The post racked up likes almost instantly.

had become after their

playful glint in her eyes, Mariana fired

for Maia, even after seeing her true

out her phone, and began flooding Twitter with reposts — stoking the fire, drawing eyes, and buying traction to fuel the growing

the elusive designer far away

question that had been gnawing at him. “Ms. Byrd, I’ve long admired the fashion line you created three years ago. Could you share what sparked your inspiration? Was it

vision. Those pieces came straight from my dreams —

Claudius dropped his phone on the table and leaned back, as if an unseen weight had collapsed onto his shoulders. He felt hollow, like the wind

want to