The Charismatic Charlie Wade

“Yes,” Lily answered. “They’ve been buddies since college!”

As she was saying this, in her mind, she was thinking, ‘Charlie, you and Douglas are good buddies but you have the nerve to give him a worthless piece of shit, let my dad expose and humiliate you in front of everyone!’

However, beyond everyone’s expectation, Lawson said with a grateful sigh, “Indeed, it seems that he is a good friend! Why would one give such a precious gift otherwise?”

Everyone was dumbfounded upon the statement!

What did he mean by ‘precious’? Was he saying that the yellowish drawing was expensive?

Exasperated, Clinton cursed inside his head, ‘Fuck you! I can go to Antique Street, buy a fake painting, pee on it to make it look old and yellowish, and it will still look more authentic than that piece of shit!’

Lawson cleared his throat and said in an earnest tone, “This is the authentic work of Rachel Ruysch, a painter from the Dutch Golden Age. Although she is not as famous nowadays, she was one of the most outstanding painters that ever existed in the world and the first female member of the Confrerie Pictura.”

Then, he looked back at the picture and said, “Hmm, I estimate that the market value for this painting is approximately two hundred thousand dollars.”

were as big as golf balls. The painting that she assumed was less than a hundred dollars was so

well. He turned to Charlie and stuttered, “Hey, Charlie, why

said with a smile, “Doug, it’s just my token

and grateful. He had never thought that

was

was going on? That crappy piece of drawing was worth two hundred

of the people

to look down upon

generous that he would buy a

envious of Douglas for receiving such an expensive gift at

Lily was also shocked. She instantly changed her opinion of

father’s appraisal level very well. If her father claimed that the painting was