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.”

came off as patronizing. His words, meant to smooth things over, only highlighted how little respect he had for Khloe. It was then that Khloe realized how

stunned silence, and Khloe turned to

a teasing smile, she turned back 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

turned a fiery red, her displeasure clear as day. Who did Khloe think she was? So insignificant! How dare Khloe accuse her of owning a fake painting? She

bring out our paintings and let everyone

motioned for a servant to bring her painting. Khloe nodded in agreement, and Hurst stepped forward to

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the protective covers were removed from the frames, two oil paintings were revealed to the guests. A sudden

shades of black. The paintings were filled with deep ink tones, but they weren’t just plain black. Within the dark shades, a faint, mysterious silver glow shimmered. A large moon hung high in the sky, casting a soft, cool

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

were stunning, one with a softer color palette and the other more

silently acknowledged that the person who copied her painting had some skill. If it weren’t her own creation, she might have found it difficult to identify the flaws