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.

never thought I'd see this painting again. Thank you, Diana, for bringing it here. But my son is uneducated and doesn't appreciate it. Diana, if you don't mind, could you give it to me instead?

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

now that I'm aware 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 you want it, you should ask

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

she knew that her grandfather would have kept all the Padilla family's belongings safely,

to the old estate to pick out some items, she saw this painting out in the open and picked it up on a whim. It was only when she saw a piece of paper introducing the painting in the box that she learned about its

the painting was so interesting and perfect for humiliating

that belonged to the Padilla family. If her grandfather

hadn't realized that the painting was once theirs.

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