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, I wouldn’t have been able to tell it

a replica! I bought it for a million from Parry’s Auction!” Liana blurted out

a counterfeit with one million? She must have been wrong in the head. The people around

how the tables had

only say that you have contributed a lot

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

niece.

intentions.” Newton might not have approved of Liana,

directed a pointed question at Alice. She finally broke down from the humiliation she had

Alice. She merely blinked innocently. “Ms. Gardner, what makes you say that? I have no clue what

Landon were astonished by the interaction between the two ladies. Did Alice outplay Liana

with a million! It’s all because of you!” Liana pointed at Alice’s

able to tell the art apart, but you must have known it was a counterfeit! You even started a bidding war with me and made me buy the painting. How

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