Chapter 424:

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Beneath her traditional dress, bruises from yesterday’s beating ached, a secret she hid well. The dress was supposed to impress Keanu, but now it felt more like armor — a mask to hide her shame.

She despised Allison. She hated her with all her body and soul. No matter what she did, Allison always seemed one step ahead, leaving her trapped in her shadow.

“I’m curious, Allison — do you really think your skills surpass Mr. Sugden’s? Are you so confident you can find his mistakes?”

The challenge was as sharp as broken glass, designed to cut deep.

Louis, not one to be left out, chimed in with a mocking grin. “Exactly. We can restore sixty percent of the painting. So, Ms. Clarke, what can you do? Seventy? Maybe eighty?”

jab meant to belittle her, but Allison didn’t flinch. Not even an inch. Her eyes

Bang!

came down hard on the table, rattling the objects

him. “What did you just say? Ninety-five?! Now

that the woman standing before him

like this one,” Louis declared, the memory vivid in his mind. “He worked tirelessly for seven days and nights. Even

world? But Allison didn’t flinch.

Louis felt his face burn with embarrassment.

he wouldn’t be

that? Out loud?

hedged, his voice losing some of its earlier

She could see right through

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