Not A Small Town Girl (Danielle and David) novel Chapter 174

Willy walked towards the painting Emma had given him. He wiped his hands with a disinfectant wipe, carefully lifted the painting from the table with both hands, and began to carefully examine Chimera's masterpiece.

He had to admit that Chimera was a genius. He touched the upper left corner of the painting, then carefully examined the overall lines and color structure of the painting.

He turned his attention to the use of color. The colors were strong and bright, but not exaggerated. It could reflect the central idea of this painting and give people a sense of peace after an extreme frenzy.

He had been lucky enough to see this painting before and even offered to buy it, but Chimera didn't want to sell it at that time.

After examining the painting, Willy nodded. Seeing his expression, everyone was more certain that the painting was genuine. However, they couldn't help but wonder why the extra step of authentication was necessary. Most people believed that Willy simply wanted to show courtesy to the Charrington family.

After all, Danielle was David's fiancée. If it were revealed that she gave a fake painting at Giancarlo's birthday banquet, it would be a huge scandal for the elite families.

Emma glanced at Danielle triumphantly. She was sure that her painting was genuine, and having Willy come over was just a formality. She had spent 25 million dollars on it. Although she didn't know much about these paintings before, she didn't expect this painting to be so expensive. If she hadn't wanted to get close to the Barnes family, she would never have spent 25 million dollars on a worthless painting.

Noticing Emma's smug expression, Danielle smiled, standing quietly to the side.

With his hands behind his back, Willy walked towards the painting Danielle had gifted. He repeated the same action, carefully picking up the painting and touching the upper left corner.

He stared intently at the painting in front of him as if lost in the world of the artwork, unable to snap out of it. He was genuinely moved by the piece Towards the Sun. This was probably the true power of art.

He carefully put the painting back on the table, his eyes fixed on it, then shook his head.

Everyone looked knowingly, and even Logan and Tara were thinking about how to comfort Danielle later. They believed that Danielle had been deceived by the second-hand art dealer.

"Mr. Barnes, I told you that Miss Harris's painting is genuine! Now that Mr. Thaddeus has finished the appraisal, I wonder if someone has anything else to say?"

"Now that the evidence is clear. After all, she's from a small family, short-sighted, and made such a big fool of herself. She even bothered Mr. Thaddeus to come here for nothing."

Several rich ladies felt a sense of relief. The reason they concluded that Danielle was from a humble background was that, apart from the top-tier Darling family in Soufield, there were no other prominent families. So, they assumed the woman in front of them was likely from a branch of the Darling family.

She hadn't even married into the Charrington family yet and she was already threatening them, without even looking at her background.

"Miss Darling, I asked you to put the painting away earlier, and now it's turned into such a mess..." Cheryl stood aside with a helpless expression, but her gaze was fixed on David the entire time.

Giancarlo was about to stand up to smooth things over when he was interrupted by Willy

"What are you talking about?" Willy looked at the few people in front of him as if they were fools. "When did I say whether the painting is real or fake?"

"Mr. Thaddeus, you don't have to cover for some people just to save face. We all understand!"

"Yes, Mr. Thaddeus. This painting was bought by Miss Harris for 25 million dollars. It can't be fake. It's not like some people trying to act like they're rich when they're not."

"We just said a few words and she started threatening us. She hasn't even entered the Charrington family yet, and she already throwing her weight around."

Xavier was so angry that he shook off Jaden's hand. "I dare you to say another word!"

Several rich ladies seemed to not expect that Xavier would speak up for Danielle. Even though Danielle had stolen Audrey's fiancé, he was still speaking up for Danielle. They believed something was going on between them.

Isolde was kicked back, sliding on the ground from the force. She had been wearing a formal dress, but at that moment, it had ridden up, exposing her underwear, creating an incredibly awkward and embarrassing sight.

Even the wealthy ladies standing behind Isolde weren't spared. They were knocked to the ground, caught up in the chaos. Upon closer inspection, the ones who had fallen were the same wealthy ladies who had been criticizing Danielle alongside Isolde.

Everyone at the banquet gasped. They didn't expect this delicate and beautiful woman to be so ruthless. Even Cyrus, who was standing next to his wife, didn't react.

Only David gazed at Danielle with deep affection. Suddenly, his eyes turned cold, casting a sharp, chilling glance at the people who had just spoken.

Willy rushed in front of Danielle. He had been looking for her earlier and hadn't seen her. With excitement, he spoke, "Master, you're amazing!" he praised her while clapping his hands.

Willy's actions left everyone present completely stunned. A renowned master of painting on the international stage was now calling Danielle 'Master'.

"Mr. Thaddeus, what did you call her?" Emma asked in disbelief.

"Are you already deaf at such a young age? What a shame. I'm calling her 'Master'! But she doesn't plan to accept me her student," he said, then looked at Danielle with a pitiful expression.

Everyone had already gotten used to Willy's sharp tongue, but now, seeing him pout and act all pitiful, they couldn't quite understand what he meant by that.

"Mr. Thaddeus, you haven't said which of these two paintings is real and which is fake." Although Emma didn't know why Willy called Danielle 'Master', she didn't want Danielle to stand out, so she immediately changed the subject.

After Willy finished speaking, Emma planned to teach Danielle a good lesson. She had already thought of the words she would use.

Willy looked at Emma speechlessly. "Of course this one is real." He pointed to the painting Danielle had given.