Upon facing everyone's ridicule, Yvonne lowered her head.
To outsiders, she looked sad because Yolanda was an embarrassment. But in actuality, at an angle no one else could see, she smiled satisfactorily.
"Mr. Sullivan, I'm sorry. My eldest daughter isn't sensible. Please don't mind her…" Diana said
"She is indeed insensible!"
"They are both your daughters, but one is a beautiful cloud in the sky, while the other is dirt on the ground. I really don't know how you taught them as a mother!" Charlie's good mood was entirely ruined, so he spoke harshly.
Diana was worried that Yolanda's words would decrease Yvonne's chance of having Charlie as her teacher, so she suppressed her anger and lowered her head to apologize to Charlie.
"I'm sorry for ruining your mood of enjoying the art exhibition. I will bring her home and discipline her!" After saying that, Diana wanted to grab Yolanda's arm and take her away.
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the back.
"Mr. Carter!"
"Mr. Carter!"
Soon after, the crowd immediately dispersed and cleared a path. Then, an elder walked in with several bodyguards around him. The elder was none other than Simon, whom Yolanda had saved in the hospital previously.
"What's up with all the noise?"
Simon was slightly upset. It was taboo to be loud in art exhibitions. Besides, if so many people were gathered in one place, it would affect the others enjoying the exhibition.
"Mr. Carter!" Upon seeing Simon, Charlie jogged over to him.
Charlie helped Simon walk to the middle while explaining, "It's nothing. There's a child who isn't sensible. She said that 'The Great Country' the organizer brought is a replica."
Simon halted in his tracks while his expression became stern. Then, his gaze landed on the painting that was on the wall. Slowly, his expression became ghastly.
"Mr. Carter, you find it unbelievable too, right? But you don't need to be angry. I have already taught her a lesson just now!" Charlie pointed at Yolanda.
When Simon saw Yolanda, he was impressed. "She's right."
That day, Simon had been unconscious in the hospital, and he only woke up for a few minutes after Yolanda left.
He heard about what happened from Gordon and only knew that the person who saved him was the daughter of the Henderson family. He didn't know Yolanda.
"Mr. Carter, please don't mind her… What did you say?" Before Charlie finished his words, he realized what Simon said.
At that moment, the surrounding areas quieted down.
"I said that she's right. This painting is a replica!
"The organizer had previously negotiated with a private collector to borrow 'The Great Country,' but the negotiation failed. So, the organizer wanted to use my replica as a replacement.
"I've clearly rejected it previously, but the organizer exhibited this painting without my permission when I was admitted into the hospital. The organizer even imitated Mr. Harrington's strokes. This is nonsense!" Simon said.
Charlie widened his eyes in disbelief. "Mr. Carter, are you saying that this painting is really a replica?"
The people around them were stunned. What was going on? There were so many people present, including experienced connoisseurs.
However, aside from the woman they looked down on, no one could tell that the painting was a replica.
"Mr. Carter, are you joking?"
Many people still didn't believe that it was a replica. Some even posed a question courageously.
Upon hearing that, Yvonne looked at Simon with anticipation. At that time, she only had one thought in her mind, which was Simon was joking.
Yolanda wasn't knowledgeable in traditional paintings, so how could she recognize that it was a replica? She might have randomly guessed the replica correctly at home back then, but if she was correct this time as well, Yvonne would lose her pride.
Yvonne couldn't accept Yolanda stepping on her repeatedly and being in the limelight. Nonetheless, once that person asked the question, Simon shouted sternly, "Is art something we can joke about?"
At that, everyone fell silent. That woman was right! At this moment, the people who ridiculed Yolanda smugly moments ago were so embarrassed that they wanted to dig a hole and bury themselves.
Because Yolanda was more knowledgeable than them, they felt as though their past efforts had all been in vain.
"Mr. Carter, didn't you say you weren't going to come because you were feeling unwell?" Charlie felt embarrassed and quickly changed the topic.
"I'm here to look for someone!"
Simon looked around his surroundings and asked, "Are the members of the Henderson family here?"
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