Chapter 172-1

Danielle looked at Emma coldly, "You’ll know in a moment if it’s an excuse."

Emma couldn’t stand how Danielle acted so indifferent, pretending not to care about anything. In reality, she thought Danielle was the most manipulative. If it wasn’t for her using charms, David wouldn’t be with someone like her.

Xavier was so angry that he was about to go up and argue with her for insulting his sister.

The next second, Jaden grabbed the back of his collar and pulled him back.

"Jaden, what are you doing? Stop pulling me! Don’t you see these people bullying my sister?"

Xavier was already angry, and now he was even more furious, like a pufferfish about to explode.

David had just publicly acknowledged Danielle. If she couldn’t handle this small matter, there would only be more trouble in the future.

Moreover, with David around, no one could bully Danielle.

"Let’s wait and see." Jaden glanced at Xavier, who was about to explode with anger. He knew that the other sons of the Darling family were all clever, but he didn’t understand why Xavier was so naive.

Xavier shot Jaden a glare. "You’re easy to talk to when you’re not the one involved. I don’t believe you’d stay calm if your sister was being bullied."

Celine widened her eyes as she looked at how Xavier boldly yelled at her brother. She glanced at Jaden’s face, afraid of being caught in the fight.

"Calm down, I promise no one will bully Danielle. Why are you so angry?" Jaden patted Xavier on the back, trying to calm him down.

"Don’t pat me," Xavier said angrily, pushing Jaden away with his arm.

Jaden was not angry. He continued to comfort him with a good temper.

Celine, who was standing aside, was shocked, wondering if this was really her brother.

It seemed that Jaden had been possessed.

"She didn’t know when Jaden became so calm and talkative.

"Mr. Barnes, I’m Emma from the Harris family. I’m here to give you a birthday present as your junior."

Emma introduced herself modestly in front of Giancarlo, looking completely different from the person who had just made things difficult for Danielle.

She took out her gift with a little pride. She had heard that Giancarlo greatly admired Chimera’s paintings, which were rare and hard to find.

She had spent a long time looking for this painting through someone she knew. It cost her a hundred million dollars. It was only because her father heard that it was a gift for Giancarlo that he agreed to let her buy it.

If this painting could help her get connected with the Giancarlo family, the hundred million would be worth it. It would also help her overshadow Danielle.

"Mr. Barnes, I heard that you like Chimera’s paintings very much, so I asked someone to search for a long time before finally finding this one."

"Emma carefully took out the painting, and as soon as it was unveiled, the guests at the banquet gathered around, eager to see Chimera’s artwork.

A magnificent painting was revealed before Giancarlo, with the theme titled "Towards the Sun."

It expressed the positivity of people towards life and offered a ray of light to those in darkness. Every painting of Chimera had a deep meaning, with creative use of color. Every piece was full of creativity and impact.

When Giancarlo saw that it was a painting by Chimera, he became extremely excited. He immediately stood up from his seat.

Even the heads of several big families sitting in the hall stood up and moved forward to take a look.

The painting by Chimera was now right in front of them, and it was enough to make anyone excited.