Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 208

Chapter 208:

Three years ago, in a burst of inspiration, she had poured her soul into those four paintings. The ones circulating the world were nothing but copies, while the true fourth masterpiece had never left her possession.

The crowd began weaving its own illusory stories from Khloe’s silence.

Layla’s grin grew even wider. Meanwhile, Eric’s gaze turned to Khloe, a mix of pity and uncomfortable amusement on his face. He wanted to see her struggle, but something about the whole situation made him uneasy.

His frown deepened as he spoke. “Layla, we both know Khloe’s background. How could she possibly have an authentic White painting? Asking her to show it off is just cruel.”

“Let’s drop it. Grandpa loves this artist, and the fact that Khloe made the effort to find one shows she meant well.”

respect he had for Khloe. It was then that Khloe realized how

turned to Henrik. She gave his hand a gentle squeeze, her voice playful but warm. “Henrik,

a teasing smile, she turned back to Layla. “Don’t worry about it, Layla. Between us, my painting is

and once again, the room fell into an

was? So insignificant! How dare Khloe accuse her of owning a fake painting? She swore she would make sure Khloe

sneered coldly. “Fine, Miss Evans, let’s bring out our paintings and let everyone judge

motioned for a servant to bring her painting. Khloe nodded in agreement, and Hurst stepped forward to fetch hers. The two paintings were carefully placed on special easels for everyone to

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revealed to the guests.

were filled with deep ink tones, but they weren’t just plain black. Within the dark shades, a faint, mysterious silver

moon, the laurel tree stood in serene silence, its ink-black branches and leaves twisting like dark ribbons, dotted with tiny silver flowers. The blending

the other more vivid. To the untrained eye,

it weren’t her own creation, she might have found it