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, followed by

duel. They’re

be out of her mind. Who would risk their future

leaving the painting world is the same

sharp twitch flickered in Raegan’s eye as realization struck, her mouth twisting with icy

be insane — or you’re playing at something else

slowed, deliberate, dripping

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

sparked another ripple through

“She’s bluffing!” someone shouted.

right! Who would really risk everything on a

Mariana loses her nerve so

simple — she’s scared

in the room shifted, whispers