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.

as if on cue, a collective gasp broke the silence,

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

of her mind. Who would risk their future

painting world is

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

be insane — or you’re playing

deliberate,

𝓛𝚊𝓉𝙚𝓼𝓉 с𝗁ⲁρ𝑡𝖾𝗋𝓈 𝗀𝖺𝗅ⲛ𝗈𝖛𝖊𝗅𝓈․𝗰𝗼𝗺

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

sparked another

“She’s bluffing!” someone shouted.

risk everything on a whim like

hoping Mariana loses her nerve so

and simple — she’s scared of

room shifted, whispers swirling