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.

burned bright. After all, what was the point of her years of sacrifice and struggle if

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 not only

daring to impersonate the elusive Matias in public. This was her moment to strike — to strip away Maia’s mask and

Grover, her tone rang steady

this woman is not Matias. And as curator of the Gascoyne Museum, as a key figure behind this exhibition,

quickly through the

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That piece is the soul of this entire showcase. I heard someone

medal winner in international

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

— but got exposed by the real artist.

chimed in, voice laced with scorn. “She’s not just a plagiarist. She’s been to jail, hasn’t she? That makes her a