Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 180

“That’s ridiculous!” Liana struggled to keep the smile on her face. “I bought this from the Harpers‘ auction house. It can’t be a counterfeit?

After she dragged the Harpers into the mess, Landon snickered. “Ms. Gardner, you are probably unfamiliar with the industry because you haven’t been involved with auctions. Parry’s Auction of the Harper Group Is the biggest auction house in the nation,

“The items we take in have undergone stringent inspection and verification. It Is Impossible to buy counterfeits from us. It’s one thing to be ignorant; it’s another thing to ruin my family’s reputation.”

The look in Jasper’s eyes deepened. He recalled Alice’s smirk when she indirectly led Liana to buy the replica at ten times the starting price at the charity auction. Could she have foreseen that Llana would buy the painting for Newton?

Was it all a coincidence or a trap from the start?

“Ms. Gardner, a counterfeit item is different from a replica,” an expert voiced out his opinion to clear the name of the Harpers. “Some works of paintings are replicas but considered antique. It is hard for a replica to look the same as the original. A top–grade replica can fetch a high price.”

“However, the replica you bought is a little inferior. If not,

it for a million from Parry’s Auction!” Liana blurted out in the heat of the

people around chuckled at her confession, including

the tables had

could only say that you have contributed a lot to charity with that winning

mind went blank. Even Sophia suffered from second–hand embarrassment and looked away, refusing to stand up for

niece.

of the price, Ms. Gardner bought it with good intentions.” Newton might not have approved of Liana, but he would not fuss over the authenticity of a painting. He said coolly, “Ben, please take

would you do this to me?” Ashamed, Liana directed a pointed question at Alice. She finally broke down from the humiliation

everyone turned to Alice. She merely blinked innocently. “Ms. Gardner, what

the two ladies. Did Alice outplay Liana by being a bigger

you who tricked me! I wouldn’t have bought a counterfeit item with a million! It’s all because of

apart, but you must have known it was a counterfeit! You even started a bidding war with me and

as he shot icy