Chapter 449 Coward


    Regarding why the canvas was so pristine, Xavier really couldn''t understand; he racked his brain


    but could note up with a convincing exnation.


    Madison, with her sharp intellect, immediately sensed something fishy when Xavier expressed a


    desire to purchase the painting and even offered a million dors for it.


    Before Madison could respond to Xavier’s offer, Daniel interjected, “Xavier, you''re really something,


    aren''t you? Trying to con someone as beautiful and innocent as Madison. To think that you would


    attempt to acquire her ten-billion-dor genuine Piet Mondrian with a mere million. Can you really


    live with your conscience trying to swindle a youngdy like that?”


    “This painting isn’t a genuine Mondrian, it’s a replica. How could the canvas of an original be so


    new?”


    Daniel didn’t even bother with Xavier after that. Wrapping an arm around Madison''s waist, he said


    cheerfully, "Let’s go, Madison!"


    As the two left, Leo was itching with frustration. Even though he didn''t believe the painting was a


    real Mondrian, Xavier''s million-dor bid suggested he had sold the painting for far too little.


    Watching Daniel slip his arm around Madison''s waist, and seeing how she didn''t resist, Smart was


    gritting his teeth in jealousy and rage. After nearly grinding his mrs to dust, he turned to Xavier.


    “Xavier, why would you offer a million for that painting? Could it actually be a real Mondrian?”


    "Uh... Well..."


    Xavier hesitated before saying, “There''s a lot about that painting that indeed looks like the real deal.


    It''s just that canvas... it’s too new. After hundreds of years, the canvas of a true original wouldn''t


    look so fresh."


    “If that painting is real, does that mean the ''The Red Cloud'' at my ce is a fake?”


    “Even if his painting is real, it doesn’t necessarily mean your ''The Red Cloud'' is fake. Mondrian


    might have painted two identical pieces.”


    “That country boy somehow bought a genuine Mondrian for just a hundred bucks. I have to get that


    painting back and tear that country bumpkin limb from limb!”


    Smart’s loathing for Daniel intensified now that he perceived Daniel to have gained an upper hand.


    Back in the Mercedes, Madison pointed at the painting and asked, “Country boy, is this really an


    original Mondrian?”


    “Yeah! It''s real! Otherwise, why would that old fox Xavier offer a whopping million dors to buy it?”


    “If it’s real, then you won the bet with Smart, right? Shouldn''t he be kneeling down and calling you


    grandpa? Or are you scared because he''s the young master of the Evans family?"


    “Scared? That word isn''t even in my dictionary!”


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    “If there’s no fear in your dictionary, then why didn''t you make Smart kneel and call you grandpa?”


    “I said ''The Red Cloud'' is a genuine Mondrian, but Smart won’t admit it, neither will Xavier or Leo.”


    “So, you are scared after all?” Madison asked with a teasing smile.