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.

time, he was clearly defending

bucks for it. That way, the painting is auctioned off like normal, and it wouldn’t be

no reason to demand compensation here, unless he bid higher and competed

if he did that, he would be blatantly

take a major hit.

was the CEO of

even 200 million, he wouldn’t bat an eyelid.

well aware of

dare to confront him

seemed to have taken another

to the shocking news of the fake painting, Jared’s “heroic

the fake was exposed by Jared’s ex–wife, but in the end, Jared was the one who

a slap in his ex–wife’s face? And everyone

old flame, Jared chose the

Jared’s relationship was pretty much set in stone.

was reminded of the time he spent a fortune on Kingdom Heart to