Before Eloise could utter the last word, Bonnie brutally flung her to the floor.

"You'd better behave, Eloise!" She then turned around and left.

Eloise felt the strange glances from the people around her and wished she could be on the other end of the earth right now.

'Damn, that Bonnie! How dare she humiliate me?! This isn't the end of it. I'm going to make her pay!'

Back at the Knight Villa, Floyd was counting down the time. He was pacing back and forth, feeling agitated.

"Mr. Sigmund is going to come home from the hospital soon, Mr. Ivor. But we still haven't found a solution for the damaged painting. What do we do?"

He was already picturing how the old man would throw a fit. It gave him goosebumps.

Ivor frowned, a faint layer of worry could be seen in his eyes. "We'll have to tell him the truth. There's no other way." Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

'I didn't want it to end like this, either. However, this was how things were going now. I simply couldn't figure out a better way to resolve this mess.'

Floyd scratched the back of his head furiously, trying to figure out a way out of this for his master.

to soothe Mr. Sigmund first. Once we buy ourselves more time, we can

shook his head. "It won't work. Like I said, Grandpa can tell the real painting

then? I can already imagine how furious Mr. Sigmund will be when he finds out his precious painting was damaged beyond repair!" Floyd's face was plagued with distress. However, getting agitated wouldn't

both at their wit's ends, Alfred rushed inside and called out to

"Mr. Ivor... Mr. Ivor..."

and saw that

but ask, confused, "What is

catch his

felt a

he heard

but speak

not in the

about other paintings now. Just put it in the

family sent them the painting in an attempt to gain favor with

he wanted was Master Kieran's painting because no one else's could get him out of the pickle he was

toward the new painting and got so worked up that he couldn't speak.

there was something unusual about Alfred, and

"B-But, the guy said it's

Ivor trembled. "Are you

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