Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 845:

She hadn’t given it much thought. She just did her best each time, always striving for perfection.

The truth was, Otrultho was just the beginning. News of her triumph had already set the global art world ablaze.

Maia’s stunning victory had traveled across oceans, reaching all the way back to Wront.

Inside the towering Cooper Group headquarters, Kolton’s face had turned deathly pale as he glared at the news footage displaying Maia’s photograph, his features twisted with barely contained rage.

“Maia again!” His voice erupted in a savage roar as his fist crashed down on the mahogany desk, sending a porcelain coffee cup exploding into countless razor-sharp fragments.

This nightmare kept repeating itself.

had given Mariana crystal-clear orders to stay away from Maia and concentrate solely on the art exhibition, but she had completely ignored him. Every hard-learned lesson had evaporated from her

a media feeding frenzy. Kolton’s disappointment in Mariana

burned even hotter in his

their rage directly toward the Cooper Group like a guided missile. Their

had exposed

actually stooped to becoming Maia’s personal

fury reached a boiling point that threatened to consume everything in its

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at his temples, eyes ablaze with fury. He slammed his fist on the edge of the desk, the impact sharp enough to rattle the pen holder. “Chris actually

images on his phone flashed again — Chris, silent and composed, standing protectively beside Maia in every

in a long breath, slow and trembling, as if trying to steady the storm beneath his ribs. A moment later, he remembered the party where he had

have started back