Chapter 460

Carlene turned pale as a ghost, her eyes full of disbelief.

She had figured Maja was easy prey, but who would have guessed the woman could argue like that?

She couldn’t argue back on any point!

And people were starting to whisper.

“I’ve been thinking about it for a while; Carlene acts just like a mistress.”

“And flaunting her necklace in front of the wife, she has no shame.”

“The Shepard family isn’t rolling in cash; what’s she showing off for?”

Carlene was about to keel over, glaring at Maja with pure hatred.

How dare this ugly wench humiliate her like this?

Bitch!

Damn it!

She was barely holding it together; she was just itching to slap–her!–

But she had to keep her cool.

Just when things were heating up, Grandma Edith spoke up, clearly trying to defuse the situation.

“We’re here to appraise the paintings; can we stop with the irrelevant chatter?”

lightly, looking at the

drawing everyone’s attention to

extremely embarrassed.

last time Holden criticized her was in Rosewood Manor; at least no one knew about

humiliating her in front of everyone, she was

deep breath, she vowed to get

the appraiser at the long table had started his

minutes, he was done with both paintings, and then he looked

this one

raised an eyebrow; the result was exactly as she

as the appraiser finished, Edith stood up.

anything to

e

for Edith; as the elder, she

would be even more

issue, she would ruin Maja’s reputation tonight and slap

Maja scoffed.

this

of this woman, trying to win her over with a fake painting and then creating a scene when she was found

out.

gall to step foot in the Raymond family’s house, a disgrace to

anymore, out of sight, out of mind. “Someone! Get her out

left her mouth, Maja looked at

Edith, I brought my own appraiser; I can’t just take the word

was seething: “Let’s see what your appraiser

finished, a

and he moved lightly, hands behind his back.

he showed up, everyone was already gossiping about

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