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?”

word was a jab meant to belittle her, but Allison didn’t flinch. Not even an inch.

Bang!

fist came down hard on the table, rattling

disbelieving, as if the absurdity of her claim had shattered something inside him. “What did you just say? Ninety-five?! Now that’s rich! You must be delusional

shake the growing certainty that the woman standing before him was

his mind.

Allison, this seemingly ordinary woman, possibly outdo one of the most renowned restorers in the world? But Allison didn’t flinch.

landed like a slap, and Louis felt his face burn with embarrassment. Of

he had the kind of talent FrameMaker did, he wouldn’t

Out loud?

best,” he hedged, his voice losing some of its earlier bravado. “I’m no FrameMaker,

She could see right through him. The man had more pride

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