Chapter 172-2

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The painting by Chimera was extremely rare, making it

clear that the daughter of the Harris family had put in a lot

of effort to obtain it.

"In recent years, Chimera had almost stopped painting,

rarely creating new works."

“Being able to see Chimera’s paintings with my own eyes

makes this banquet worthwhile."

“The Harris family has really put their heart into this, even

managing to find a painting by Chimera."

Emma was delighted to hear the compliments from the

people around her, but she maintained the demeanor of a

noble lady on the surface.

Danielle glanced at the painting in front of her and raised

her eyebrows slightly, feeling that things were becoming

quite interesting.

“You’re very thoughtful, Miss Harris," Giancarlo said

happily.

“As long as you like it, I will put in the effort," Emma smiled

decently.

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Emma’s humility and politeness earned her a lot of praise,

which made her even more delighted. She looked at

Danielle with some smugness.

“I wonder what gift Miss Darling has prepared?"

Danielle took the gift box from Nathan. "What a

coincidence! I also prepared a painting for Mr. Barnes."

Everyone had already seen Chimera’s painting, so they

weren’t very interested in the one Danielle was holding.

After all, no painting was impressive enough to be

compared to Chimera’s artwork.

However, she was the fiancée of David, who had publicly

acknowledged, so out of respect, everyone turned their

attention to her.

When Danielle took the painting out of the gift box and

displayed it in front of everyone, everyone gasped.

“What’s going on?"

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“Both of them gave Chimera’s paintings, and it’s the same

one. Which one is real and which one is fake?”

"Isn’t it obvious? The real painting

must be the Gre from Miss Harris!

Just lookathow Miss Harris asked

Miss aging to take out the glint we

earlief\Mliss Darling hesitated aid

didnwWoring it out. It’s most likely a

fake. That’s why she was s@nervous

afi didn’t show it."

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“That’s not necessarily true. Miss Darling is Mr.

Charrington’s publicly acknowledged fiancée. How could

she possibly bring out a fake painting?"

“If this really is a fake painting, it will be a disgrace to the

Charrington family. Imagine, the future mistress of the

Charrington family gave a fake painting at Mr. Barnes’s

birthday banquet. What a shame."

The media standing nearby were also eagerly taking

photos. Whether they get sent out immediately wasn’t

important. The priority was to take the pictures first.

“Miss Darling, how could you give Mr. Barnes a fake

painting at his birthday banquet? If you really couldn’t

afford a gift, you could have asked David!"

"Quickly put the painting away. Mr. Barnes, I’m sure Miss

Darling didn’t do it on purpose."

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Cheryl stepped forward and directly pointed out that the

painting Danielle had given was a fake, yet she still

defended Danielle gracefully. This only made many people

present even more certain that the painting was indeed a

fake.

They looked at Danielle with disdain as if she was a fool for

doing such a thing.

“Miss Darling, you are Mr. Charrington’s fiancée. How

could you give Mr. Barnes a fake painting? You’re bringing

shame to the Charrington family!" a wealthy lady chimed in

with sarcasm, echoing Cheryl’s words.

“Miss Darling, I don’t know which family you are from, but

isn’t this a little petty of you? I really don’t know what Mr.

Charrington sees in you?"

When someone criticized Danielle, others followed suit.

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"The prestigious families all care

about their reputation. If you don’t

have money,Â¥/ou can choose not to

givea gift pow can you pretend tow

be wealtly? If we hadn’t seen thes”

authentic painting given by Migs

Hares, we would have been 5*

deckived by you. In the futute, if Mr.

Barnes hangs the painting: , and

others find out that it is a replica,

wouldn’t that embarrass him?"

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Emma spoke with a sarcastic tone,

"Danielle, how ould you deceive

everyone with a fake painting? After

all, we were’classmates. If you don’t

have maney to buy a gift, I can lend

it to ent Well, at school, you’vebe een

to some seniors, and your

raBtonship seemed ambiguous. I

didn’t believe it at first, bt now...

you..."