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.”

only highlighted how little respect he had for Khloe. It was

Khloe turned to Henrik. She gave his

teasing smile, she turned back to Layla. “Don’t worry about it, Layla. Between us, my painting is the real one, and yours

and once again,

displeasure clear as day. Who did Khloe think she was? So insignificant! How dare Khloe accuse her of owning a fake painting? She swore she would make sure Khloe never dared to show her

let’s bring out our paintings and let

a wave, Layla 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

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two oil paintings were revealed to the guests. A sudden silence

the paintings were unlike those of the real moon or laurel tree. Instead of natural hues, the images were painted in deep shades of black. The paintings were filled with deep ink tones, but

branches and leaves twisting like dark ribbons, dotted with tiny silver flowers. The blending of ink and silver in

the other more vivid. To the untrained eye, they

copied her painting had some skill. If it weren’t her own creation, she