If Diana had been the one to say that, Caleb could have scolded her on the spot, lost his temper, or even kicked her out. But the one who spoke was his father, Dale. Caleb's face darkened.

Sophie hadn't seen the painting, but she could guess the gist of it from what they were saying. She clutched Caleb tightly." Make your father stop," she urged.

Caleb had no choice but to give his mother a meaningful look. Adeline, feeling extremely awkward, quickly stepped forward. "Alright, Dale, it's just a painting, Put it away quickly. We still have gifts from Eliza and His Grace to present."

Dale snorted coldly, thinking to himself, 'You're only concerned about losing face now. Why did you do all those things in the first place?' Instead of blaming Diana, he personally wiped the painting clean and carefully put it away.

Then Dale addressed Eliza and Diana. "When I was young, I saw this painting at the Padilla residence, so I'm familiar with its secrets. I actually liked it back then, but I didn't have the nerve to ask Mr. Padilla for it.

you, Diana, for bringing it here. But my son is uneducated and doesn't appreciate it. Diana, if you don't

was taken aback. She hadn't realized that the painting she had casually chosen to humiliate Caleb

that this painting was once a part of the Padilla family's collection, I must take it back and return it to my close friend Eliza. If

to the Padilla mansion, and the two families had always been on good terms. It wasn't unusual for the Baker family to have a few items

of this painting. And she knew that her grandfather would have kept

on a whim. It was only when she saw a piece of paper introducing the painting in the box that she

extremely famous, and because the painting was so interesting and perfect

If her

hand, knew very little about the Padilla family and hadn't realized that the painting was once theirs. Since it was from the Padilla family, Eliza naturally didn't want

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