Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 553

Manuel huffed, “This is on you guys, you can’t just dump this on me. I came for the painting, and now you’ve made me a laughing stock. You owe me a decent compensation. You did say ‘tenfold compensation for a fake‘, Ms. Beatrice. You gotta keep your promise.”

Beatrice stormed up, “You nouveau riche, are you just looking to stir up trouble?”

Manuel hated being labeled as a nouveau riche, and Beatrice’s words hit him like fuel to the fire.

“All of you, making money under the guise of charity, I’m gonna sue.”

Laura could feel things spiraling out of control, especially with all the media around.

They were supposed to be witnesses, not the ones making headlines.

Then, out of the blue, Jared stepped up.

Jared said, “The value of a painting lies in how people perceive it. Although this one isn’t an original, it’s still a masterpiece. And let’s not forget, none of the experts here could tell it was a fake. It’s not Ms. Beatrice’s fault that she got duped. I’m willing to fork out $21 million for it in support of the charity. Anyone willing to top that?”

Every time Jared spoke, he caused an uproar.

clearly defending Ms.

knowing the painting was a fake, he was still willing to shell out big bucks for it. That way, the painting is auctioned off like normal, and it wouldn’t

to demand compensation here, unless he bid higher and

he did that, he would be blatantly

take a

CEO of the Tim Group.

if it cost 20 million, or even 200 million, he wouldn’t

aware of that.

in, he didn’t dare to confront him and left after muttering a few

have taken another unexpected

the fake painting, Jared’s “heroic rescue” story was more captivating.

end, Jared was the one who bought it for a hefty

a slap in his ex–wife’s face? And

old flame, Jared chose the

Jared’s relationship was pretty much

in, she was reminded of the time he spent a fortune on Kingdom Heart to avoid