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.”

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

“I don’t believe Khloe’s painting is fake.” The room fell into stunned silence, and Khloe turned to Henrik. She gave his hand a gentle squeeze, her voice playful but warm. “Henrik,

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

lingered in the air, and once again, the room fell into an

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

let’s bring out our paintings and let everyone

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

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oil paintings were revealed to the guests. A sudden silence swept over the room, and everyone’s

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 they weren’t just plain

serene silence, its ink-black branches and leaves twisting like dark ribbons, dotted with tiny silver flowers. The blending of ink and silver

with a softer color palette and the other more vivid.

own creation, she