Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 834:

In no time, a few pictures surfaced.

Sadly, most were blurry or snapped from afar. The faces were unclear, making it nearly impossible to say for sure whether Maia’s painting matched.

“Is this seriously all we’ve got?” Alice asked, her voice tight with worry as she looked out over the crowd, speaking to the collectors and art scholars around her.

Kiley gave a sharp, dismissive laugh through her nose. For a brief second, she had worried Maia might actually pull off a comeback. But now, it looked like that fear had been for nothing.

If no sharper images turned up soon, Maia didn’t stand a chance.

A self-satisfied look crept back onto Mariana’s face. With a sly grin, she threw a glance at the judges. “You’re not seriously thinking of basing your verdict on these fuzzy snapshots, are you?”

cutting. “With this many artists and collectors

really?” Mariana smirked. “Then I look

money to the Gascoyne Museum.

a buzz of excitement

had never dared to hope that he might get

her voice sharp with urgency. “Call them

a beat, Grover pulled out his phone and started dialing. He turned toward the audience and reassured them, “Don’t panic, folks. I’m reaching out to the Gascoyne Museum right

finishing his remarks, Grover shot a pointed look at Mariana, clearly replying to her earlier jab. “Miss Cooper, rest assured — we will use

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the museum’s assistant and took his time

a sharp scoff and turned her back.

betrayed her — they trembled, revealing the nerves she was