Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 823:

Time went by, and Mariana was almost through with her sketch. She smiled victoriously as she wiped the sweat off her forehead. She then turned to look at Maia.

Maia had stopped painting again and had her eyes closed.

Mariana, confused, wondered what this woman was doing.

She wasn’t the only one bewildered by Maia’s actions. The judges, audience, and online viewers were all at a loss. Was Maia about to fall asleep again?

Soon the murmurs began.

“I thought this Maia knew her stuff, but now I’m disappointed.”

“This is laughable. Is Maia really the author of Rebirth? The mysterious painter Matias? Surely she’s a fraud.”

hadn’t

formidable opponent, but it turned out she was just a fraud who didn’t even

Matias. Maia had even dared to make a

had given this competition her all. Her drawing of Kiley was very lifelike, with every detail perfectly executed. Mariana decided within herself to use the momentum from this painting duel to pave a new path for

wasn’t yet complete, everyone waited with bated breath for its final touches. They all believed Mariana

Maia’s steady hand continued to refine the portrait of the faceless woman’s features.

gradually emerged. Though the portrait had a dreamlike quality, it still maintained its

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veil materialized. The appearance of this veil transformed the previously blurred

a beautiful woman dressed in silk and wearing

semi-transparent veil was so

amazed, rushed forward. He moved his hand over the surface of the painting with