Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 793:

Unlike fashion, which could be mastered with flair and speed, true painting demanded not only talent but years of sweat, failure, and relentless refinement.

Even for Mariana…

Hailed as a prodigy since childhood, producing such a flawless work would have been a rare triumph even for her.

But Maia? How could someone like her possibly scale that peak?

What fueled Mariana’s fire even more was the sting of defeat she had suffered at the Cooper Group gala. After that humiliation, she had Maia’s background thoroughly investigated.

The reports were crystal clear — Maia had been a rebellious student, more familiar with detention than discipline. She had never been enrolled in any art programs, never competed in painting contests, let alone tasted victory in one.

Even if she had picked up a brush behind prison walls, it was laughable to think she could reach this level in such a short time.

After all, what was the point of her years of sacrifice and struggle

fresh determination surging within her. She might have lost the crown in design, but in the realm of painting, Maia couldn’t even set foot on the same playing field. To Mariana, Maia’s claim was

overreached, daring to impersonate the elusive Matias in public. This was

her tone

of the Gascoyne Museum, as a key figure

through the crowd, stirring a chorus

ℓ𝖆𝓉𝑒𝓼𝓉 ¢һ𝖺ρ𝗍𝖊𝓇𝘀 ⳑ𝖆𝓁𝗇𝗈𝖛𝖊𝗅𝓈﹒ⅽ𝗈𝖒

behind Raging Waves. That piece is the soul of this entire showcase. I heard someone already offered eighty million, and the final bid might shatter a hundred

She’s a rare talent, a multiple gold medal winner in international art

murmurs swelled like a rising tide, sharpening by the second. One

impersonating someone — but got exposed by the real artist. Bet she never imagined she’d be questioned like

not just a plagiarist. She’s been