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.

plot twist, and they had misjudged Carmen from

Carmen…” Her voice trailed

thought, ‘Silence really does speak volumes. They barely said a word, yet suddenly,

glared at Aubree. “Carmen did use your paintings, and you ghost–painted for her in those competitions, but

laugh. She thought, ‘All for my sake? I can’t believe Carmen actually dares to say that.

whenever something good happened, Carmen

just watched, wondering what other kind of

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

onlookers were left utterly bewildered. They wondered if Carmen really

All the paintings here are traditional watercolor works,” Percival said. “Yet every problematic piece linked to my student, Carmen, whether from past competitions or those exposed on social media, was

in their right mind would enter competitions or assessments

it actually made

I know, Aubree, isn’t oil painting

I’m good at oil painting. So

never expected that even now, Aubree would

she really think her schemes would