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 if Maia

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 not only absurd —

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

tone rang

stake my reputation on this — this woman is not Matias. And as curator of the Gascoyne Museum, as a key figure behind this exhibition, isn’t

words rippled quickly through the crowd, stirring a chorus

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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

Mariana’s career. She’s a rare talent, a multiple gold medal winner in international art contests. If she says Maia’s lying, I believe

tide, sharpening by the second. One

out this woman named Maia was impersonating someone — but got exposed by the real artist. Bet she never imagined she’d

laced with scorn. “She’s not just a plagiarist. She’s been to jail,