The Queen They Buried

Chapter 333

Aubree was stunned.

Aubree let out a sardonic chuckle, crossing her arms. She thought, ‘So much for this so–called master of traditional painting. He can’t even tell right from wrong.”

“Seriously?” Aubree retorted. “I wasn’t the one who exposed Carmen for hiring a ghost painter, cheating, and plagiarizing. Are you honestly trying to blame me for all that undeniable proof?

“Did I force her to hire me as her ghost painter, or did I hold a gun to her head and make her submit my works in the competitions as her own?”

Carmen stepped in to mediate. “Mr. Xaver, let’s not dwell on the past. I admit I was at fault before, but that’s all behind us now. After all, isn’t today supposed to be a celebration of my solo exhibition? Mr. Xaver, why don’t you take a look at my paintings and tell me what you think?”

Carmen put on an act of not wanting to cause trouble, but the more she did so, the sorrier Percival felt for her.

JCarmen, you’re just too kind–hearted. You’d rather suffer in silence than see others get hurt. Some people just think you’re an easy target,” Daxton said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

The crowd thought, ‘What exactly does that mean?”

The crowd exchanged glances. Carmen’s past scandals were ancient history, and she’d proven her talent now. After all, who hadn’t made mistakes? Out of respect for the Wilson family and Percival, everyone tacitly agreed to let bygones be bygones and cut her some slack.

they wondered if there was another plot twist, and they

sighed deeply. “Aubree, Carmen…” Her voice

They barely said

Aubree. “Carmen did use your paintings, and you ghost–painted for her in those competitions, but wasn’t it all for

for my sake? I can’t believe Carmen actually dares to say that. When was it ever not the

wrong, it was pinned on me, but whenever something good happened, Carmen was the prodigy. I’m

what other kind of bullshit Percival

sisters, but as your mentor, I can’t just

were left utterly bewildered. They wondered if Carmen

the paintings here are traditional watercolor works,” Percival said. “Yet every problematic piece linked to my student, Carmen, whether from past competitions or

or assessments

crowd felt that it actually made some

continued, “As far as I know,

oil painting. So what? Doesn’t that prove all

never expected that even now,

‘Does she really think her