Chapter 180

“That’s ridiculous!” Liana struggled to keep the smile on her face. “I bought this from the Harpers‘ auction house. It can’t be a counterfeit?

After she dragged the Harpers into the mess, Landon snickered. “Ms. Gardner, you are probably unfamiliar with the industry because you haven’t been involved with auctions. Parry’s Auction of the Harper Group Is the biggest auction house in the nation,

“The items we take in have undergone stringent inspection and verification. It Is Impossible to buy counterfeits from us. It’s one thing to be ignorant; it’s another thing to ruin my family’s reputation.”

The look in Jasper’s eyes deepened. He recalled Alice’s smirk when she indirectly led Liana to buy the replica at ten times the starting price at the charity auction. Could she have foreseen that Llana would buy the painting for Newton?

Was it all a coincidence or a trap from the start?

to clear the name of the Harpers. “Some works of paintings are replicas but considered antique. It is hard for a replica to look the same as the original. A top–grade replica

bought is a little inferior. If not, I wouldn’t have been able to tell it

I bought it for a million from Parry’s Auction!” Liana blurted out in the heat of

people around chuckled at her confession,

the tables

100 thousand. I could only say that you have contributed a lot to charity with that winning bid

from second–hand embarrassment and

niece.

good intentions.” Newton might not have approved of Liana, but he would not fuss over the authenticity of a painting. He said coolly, “Ben,

me? Why would you do this to me?” Ashamed, Liana directed a pointed question at Alice. She finally broke down from the humiliation she had received since the beginning of

everyone turned to Alice. She merely blinked innocently. “Ms. Gardner, what makes you say

and Landon were astonished by the interaction between the two ladies.

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