Chapter176


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    The reply that Tara got was Tom mming the door close.


    She was left


    alone on the spot as the car drove away. Her fists clenched tightly and she said with a cold grin, “You… I


    bet it must suck for you.”


    A whileter, the distress


    on her face faded. She kept reying the scene where the influential figures of the art association had s


    urrounded Sylvia and how the tourists had admired her.


    What fueled her anger was that the tourists ignored


    all her paintings just because of somements from Sylvia.


    Those who simply got a recognition award from thepetition even got a few of their works sold, and y


    et Tara, the bronze prize winner, did not even sell a single piece.


    It was the biggest insult she received since she stepped into the art world.


    She was deeply irritated.


    A whileter, where her irritation faded a little, she called Odell.


    The moment the call


    got through, her eyes turned red. With a sobbing tone, she said in a grievance, “Odell, where are you? CN?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    an I go to you now?”


    On the other end of the call, Odell was working on some documents in his office. Hearing


    Tara‘s sobbing tone, he furrowed his brows. He asked, “What happened?”


    Tara sobbed. “The art association hosted an exhibition for the winners of thepetition, and everyone


    but me sold at least one piece of artwork. I feel really bad.”


    Odell pursed his lips.


    Her paintings were nothing decent, but she was still the bronze prize winner, and it should not have turne


    d out as bad as it did with her not selling a single piece of artwork.


    He asked, “What happened?”


    “I don‘t know. There were some tourists who were interested in my work, but


    after Sylvia talked to them, they did not even look at my work anymore.”


    Odell was slightly surprised. “Sylvia was there?” “Yeah. She was invited by


    the president.” Tara continued sobbing, “I already apologized to her for trying to matchmake her with Trist


    an, but she did not ept it at all. Does she hate me now?”


    Odell went silent for a few seconds before he continued, “Go home first. I have something urgent to do a


    nd I‘ll go find you when I‘m done.”


    Tara immediately said, “Okay, I‘ll wait for you at home.” The call ended.


    Tara wiped


    her fake tears away and grinned coldly. There was an obvious scene of coldness in between Odell‘s wor


    ds from the call, so he must be


    angry.


    ‘l‘ll just cry like a baby when heester, and he will definitely help me teach that bitch a lesson!”


    It was still early when Sylvia came home, so she helped Aunt Tonya prepare some snacks before she wen


    around 7 o‘clock. She had arrived early for two days now, and Madam Carter even talked to the guard at t


    entrance. However, Sylvia arrived at a tightly shut gate today. She saw the


    guard, Todd, beside the gate and smiled at him. “Todd, can you open the gate? I‘m here to see the kids.”


    Todd had a nce before he retracted his gaze and stood still like a rock. He did not move or talk to her.


    –


    While Sylvia was baffled


    by his reaction, a powerful voice came from behind her. “Who told you toe over at this hour?”


    Surprised, she turned around and saw the man who managed to sneak up on her. His arms were crossed


    shadowed features, his eyes were ring at her coldly.


    Sylvia reacted with a shifting gaze. He was not home yet when she came over for the past


    two days, so what made him return home earlier today? A quick thoughtter, she decided to y dumb a


    thought it was 8 o‘clock already.”


    Odell had noeback for that. She really believed that he did not


    know she came earlier for the past two days. He red at her and said, “I heard you went to an art


    exhibition today.”


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