Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 436:

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Though Melany knew little about art restoration, that didn’t matter. Her goal was to stir the pot. She had watched Allison, who had barely participated earlier, now poised to take the final steps. Melany was more interested in creating chaos than in the outcome of the restoration. Whether Allison succeeded or not wasn’t her concern; she just wanted to watch her rival squirm.

Her subtle attacks were carefully crafted: pushing forward meant greed, while stopping short signaled failure. No matter what Allison did, she would be painted as either overconfident or inadequate. That was Melany’s plan all along—undermine Allison, making her accomplishments seem hollow, as if they were only due to the experts’ help.

As soon as she finished speaking, the other experts couldn’t contain themselves.

“What do you mean? How dare you question Ms. Clarke’s expertise?!”

know who you’re talking about? Ms. Clarke’s skills

disbelief. “Mr. Keanu Stevens hasn’t said a word about this, but here you are, already stirring

trust you, Allison. Do

ever blunt and precise, added his own remark. “Ms. Clarke, proceed. Only a true professional can judge this work accurately.

of their manipulations stung. Though they were seething on

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of the room, Louis watched with a bemused smile. The spectacle was unfolding better

of embedding one painting within another… it’s been lost to us for decades. If you manage to pull it off today, we’ll all be in for

notoriously difficult. Even Roderick, one of the finest restoration teams in the world, had failed to master it. No one had

realize there’s always someone better out there, so

room, taking in the mockery, the doubt, and even the quiet encouragement from those who