The Heiress Strikes Back

84 Treating a Real Painting as a Fake

The crowd burst into laughter, and everyone’s eyes fell on Sharon and Wallace. Could an old painting be worth a thousand dollars? This couple is too stingy. They obviously have a net worth of tens of millions, but they actually gifted such a painting. Kerry’s hotel opened for business and invited so many people. Just eating here alone would cost tens of thousands, but these two people actually came here to freeload. They really aren’t afraid of being laughed at.

Horace glanced at Sharon and spoke with a hint of sarcasm in his tone. “Sharon, you have the money to buy a car and even have the money to modify it. Why are you using this to fool people when your old classmate’s hotel is opening?”

Sharon looked at Horace and took a deep breath. “You don’t know where it came from, so you’re saying that it’s tattered? Be careful, or people will say that you’re blind again.”

“Don’t think that I don’t know what you’re thinking. You want to use such a lousy antique to pretend to be a famous masterpiece so that people can’t guess how much the base price is.” Horace sneered at Sharon as he continued, “Tell me the truth! How much is that old painting of yours? I think it’s only worth a thousand dollars!”

This person really has never seen anything good. Sharon sighed. “That painting is worth more than all the things you all brought here.”

“Hahahahaha!” Horace took the lead and laughed. “Wallace, now you know how miserable it is to marry an uncultured woman! My gift is worth 50,000 dollars. Not to mention that there are so many students here, 10,000 dollars per person is enough. Are you saying that your gift is worth at least 200,000 dollars?”

“The painting is worth much more than that,” Sharon explained seriously.

“Didn’t I say that everyone in the Harris family is like this? They love to show off!”

“It’s true. We all saw what she gave them, yet she’s still spouting nonsense here.”

“Exactly! If that lousy painting exceeds 200,000 dollars, I will call her ‘mother’ in public!”

Hearing everyone’s words, Sharon didn’t argue and just said lightly, “A Renaissance artist isn’t very famous.”

Francis couldn’t help but laugh. “That’s too much of a coincidence. My father is an appraiser who specializes in European classical arts, and my grandfather is an expert in this field, Fred. Have you heard of his name?”

Jenna couldn’t help but be surprised. “What? Your grandfather is Fred? I remember this person. He’s a top figure in the academic world and has been on national television. Is he your grandfather?”

Francis nodded. “That’s right; he’s my grandfather. The old man is resting upstairs right now. Do you want me to invite him down for an appraisal? You have to know that it’s extremely difficult to find him to appraise works on a daily basis. You have to grasp this opportunity well!”

When Horace heard this, he was instantly energized. He immediately stood up and shouted, “Then, I’ll have to trouble Francis to get the old man to come down and help me take a look. If the painting that Sharon took out is really worth more than all of us, I’ll kowtow to her and Wallace on the spot and acknowledge them as parents!”

The crowd didn’t expect Sharon to be so unlucky. Francis’s grandfather is actually so capable. They wanted to join a dinner party, but they met such a professional at the scene.

Everyone looked at Wallace and Sharon with disdain and sympathy. If Fred really comes down later, they will be humiliated.

Wallace was also a little worried and whispered to his wife, “There are so many people watching. Where did you buy this painting?”

Before I came, Jenna and I had asked Sharon about the price of this painting. At that time, she said it wasn’t worth much. But now, she’s saying it’s worth more than all the presents added together. This made Wallace feel a little uncertain. It can’t be that she doesn’t know that she has been cheated...

But Sharon didn’t mind at all. “Since everyone doesn’t believe me, I’ll have to trouble Fred.”