Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 797:

But Maia acted as though Raegan didn’t exist, refusing her the dignity of acknowledgment.

With deliberate calm, she turned her gaze to Mariana instead. Her voice carried a casual ease.

“My terms are straightforward. If you take first place, I’ll walk away from the art world for good. But if the tables turn and you lose, you’ll have to do the same — disappear from painting forever.”

A subtle, knowing smile played at the corners of her mouth.

“So, Mariana, do you have the nerve to accept?”

The words seemed to freeze the room. An unnatural stillness swept through the crowd, gripping everyone in place.

Spectators stared at Maia in stunned awe, rattled by the sheer boldness of her proposal.

Nobody in their wildest dreams had expected her to stake everything on the line like this.

a collective gasp broke the silence, followed by a wave

This isn’t just an art duel. They’re gambling with their

of her mind. Who would risk

the painting world is the same as

sharp twitch flickered in Raegan’s eye as realization struck,

be insane —

slowed, deliberate, dripping with

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this outrageous bet to rattle Mariana. Clearly, you don’t have the guts for

sparked another ripple through the

“She’s bluffing!” someone shouted.

risk everything on a whim like

hoping Mariana loses her

— she’s

in the room shifted,