Chapter 31:

Hayden, wearing a stern expression, signed directly to Gregory without bothering to type down his thoughts. He stressed that even before Gregory had entered the industry, Kallie had already demonstrated her skills to him—impressive enough for him to take her as his apprentice right then and there.

Far from convinced, Gregory lifted his chin arrogantly, gesturing that no one else present, except for Hayden, had witnessed Kallie’s competence. He claimed this was hardly convincing for the other apprentices. Besides, even if Kallie had shown talent in the past, it didn’t mean she still possessed it now.

Casting a dismissive look at Kallie, Gregory added that her current responsibilities as a married woman might cause her to juggle between restoration work and family duties, leading to a decline in her performance due to her divided focus.

Kallie was caught off guard. She hadn’t expected Gregory to acknowledge her marriage or be so informed about her personal life. Upon observing Gregory’s attire—a seemingly modest black coat, yet likely a piece of high-end custom tailoring, akin to Jake’s style—she deduced that Gregory was part of the upper echelons of society. It dawned on Kallie that the events of the previous day might have circulated within their social circle, though she wondered how much Gregory truly knew.

Quickly composing herself, Kallie gestured to Hayden, encouraging him to keep his cool. Then, turning to Gregory, she signed her willingness to take a test and that she would leave if she failed to pass.

“Deal!” Gregory seemed to be waiting for just such a response.

Without hesitation, Gregory walked over to a nearby table, grabbed something, and returned.

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substances. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the

pass.” Gregory then handed Kallie several photographs. “This is the vase’s original appearance, and this is the progress we’ve made so

make, the vase had been artificially aged. The handful of people in the studio had managed to piece together about a third of it

She had encountered far greater challenges during her first meeting with Hayden

by Gregory, and slipped on a pair

the timer for twenty minutes,” Gregory announced with a smirk. He placed the timer next to him and

don’t we usually take time to observe the fragments before starting the timer for these tests?” a petite girl with

the fragments, Kallie picked up

and see!” Hayden activated the text-to-speech function after

Bet you didn’t know she hasn’t made a public appearance since she got married. Word is, she’s done for!” Gregory brazenly remarked,

does she react? She’s too scared to confront him, just hides away at home. Do you really think she has what it takes to be a restorer? She’s going to

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