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?!”

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

her in here?” a third voice chimed in, followed by a laugh of disbelief. “Mr. Keanu Stevens hasn’t said a word about this, but here you are, already

you, Allison.

“Ms. Clarke, proceed. Only a true professional can judge this work accurately. As for some irrelevant commentary from fools…” His eyes flicked to Melany and Colton with a

stunned. The room’s sharp rejection of their manipulations stung. Though they were seething on the inside,

your

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

out with a languid drawl, “Why not go ahead and show us what you’ve got? The technique of embedding one painting within another… it’s been lost to us for

method was notoriously difficult. Even Roderick, one of the finest restoration teams in the world, had failed to master it. No one had succeeded in over ten years. He was betting

people just don’t realize there’s always someone better out there, so they get used

the skepticism, none of it fazed her. She scanned the faces in the room, taking in the mockery, the doubt, and even the quiet encouragement from those who had stayed neutral.