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?”

yet, Mariana!” Alice snapped, her tone cutting. “With this many artists and collectors in one place, someone has to have

really?” Mariana smirked. “Then I look forward to seeing

of the blue, Grover shouted, “Hold on! It just came to me! Sophia once gave money to the

buzz of

dared to hope

the holdup?” Alice said, her voice sharp

them, “Don’t panic, folks. I’m reaching

Grover shot a pointed look at Mariana, clearly replying to her earlier jab. “Miss Cooper, rest assured — we will use only the clearest, most definitive photos as the standard for

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after that, he got in touch with the museum’s assistant and took his time laying out just how urgent the situation

a sharp scoff and turned

they trembled, revealing the nerves she was trying hard to