Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 930:

Emotion caught in her throat as she cried out, barely holding it together. “I’m your own sister, Claudius! How can you ask me to humble myself to someone who isn’t even family? And have you forgotten how she humiliated me, Melanie, and the whole Cooper family?”

Rage and betrayal burned in her stare, every grievance aimed straight at Claudius.

“You’re not the same brother anymore!” Mariana’s voice cracked and threatened to spiral out of control. “What is it about Maia that’s turned you upside down? Is your obsession so deep you’d throw us away for her? You’re so disgusting! I’ve never…”

“That’s enough!” Claudius’s expression hardened. His voice cut through the room, hand flying up in warning.

Smack! The sound of the slap rang out, snapping the air. Mariana stood there, stunned and unmoving.

Slowly, she pressed trembling fingers to her burning cheek as a red mark began to bloom. “You hit me. For her—for a woman like Maia?”

Each word shook with disbelief, tears spilling down her face as her composure finally collapsed. Tears streamed quietly down Mariana’s cheeks, leaving her looking heartbreakingly fragile.

was edged with irritation

sharp, almost mocking laugh, Mariana retorted,

her into focus. “And you—flaunting yourselves out in the open like this?

What could possibly

𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲:

to answer. Sanity slipped from her grasp again, and her

to her, I am not allowed to draw any painting for

her cry stirred a wave of whispers through the

The famous one… And isn’t that Claudius Cooper—Cooper Group’s

she doing in public

being

the trio—Maia, Claudius, and Mariana—and a few curious bystanders quietly started filming the heated scene with their phones. It wasn’t long