“The person who died on the plane yesterday, was Emma, the stand-in who was working for me.”
“The person who died yesterday… was Emma, the adopted daughter of the Roger Family?”
This was the funniest joke Marie had ever heard!
Exactly!
Emma was responsible for the security check on the plane.
But on the day of the incident, Emma was not present at the scene!
And Marie’s second brother also knew about Emma being the stand-in…
But now!
Emma suddenly became the person who died on the plane, while Maria was still alive and well in the Roger Family?
“Hmph!” Marie hung up her phone and threw it on the desk.
“I didn’t expect you to have such big ambitions.”
To dare to plan an accident and take over the position of the Roger Family’s First Miss from her?
Unfortunately, Emma was going to be disappointed.
Maria had been reborn!
But she couldn’t take revenge now!
With the strength and quality of this body, she couldn’t even protect herself.
And there was also a toxicity in her body that could erupt at any moment.
If she went to the Roger Family now, she would probably be killed by an assassin in the dark before she even touched the door.
…
The next morning.
The Chinese painting teacher invited by Madam Lincoln had arrived at the Lincoln Family hall.
The Chinese painting teacher was a man in his forties, who was quite well-known in lin jaung City.
Inside his study, he looked at Marionette with satisfaction and said, “This must be Miss Marionette. I’ve been telling people that the Lincoln Family has produced a genius who was admitted to the top high school with a scholarship during the middle school entrance exam.” Marionette smiled softly at the painting teacher and replied,
“Hello, teacher.” She had a lovely face that was both innocent and charming, and even just standing there made people like her.
Unlike Marie, who was not only unattractive but also cold and aloof, as if no one was worthy of approaching her.
The painting teacher praised Marionette a few more times before turning his attention to Marie and asking,
“And who is this?” “Marie,” she replied.
“Marie?” The painting teacher’s smile faded slightly when he heard her name and he looked down on her with disdain.
“Miss Marie, who was just released from juvenile detention?
You’ve never learned Chinese painting before, have you?” Madam Lincoln face became even more unpleasant when she heard the words “juvenile detention” and the painting teacher’s question.
“No, but I can,” Marie replied, and then she picked up a brush and began to paint.
Marionette couldn’t help but sneer at Marie’s words.
Have you never learned it before?
Can she do it?
This was the funniest joke Marionette had ever heard!
The Chinese painting teacher next to her looked even more displeased:
“Marie, it’s okay if you’ve never learned it before, but you can’t boast about yourself.”
“If you’re willing to learn, I’ll teach you!”
Marie just looked coldly at the Chinese painting teacher, who was full of contempt.
Not only could she do it, she was also an internationally recognized master painter.
Any of her paintings could sell for millions of dollars!
“This high society art exhibition will showcase over 300 famous paintings.”
“And the centerpiece of the exhibition is a masterpiece completed by a master in just one minute five years ago!”
“Marie!”
“Are you even listening to me? The exhibition is in two days, do you still want to learn anything with your attitude?!”
The Chinese painting teacher was angry when he saw that Marie wasn’t even listening to him.
Marie looked up.
Her cool gaze met the Chinese painting teacher’s: “Your level is not enough to teach me.”
The Chinese painting teacher was stunned.
At that moment, he even doubted his own ears.
After living for so many years, he had never seen such an arrogant and conceited student!
“No wonder they say that the two daughters of the Lincoln Family are like heaven and earth. It’s not just a rumor.”
“You said you can do everything, then tell me! Whose painting is this?!” The words were coldly questioned by the Chinese painting teacher.
Then, on the teaching screen in the study, a vivid painting was reflected.
At a glance, Marie recognized it!
Because this painting was hers!
It was just a replica.
A replica made by a master.
“Sister, what are you doing? Why don’t you speak? Didn’t you just say you can do everything?”
Marionette mouth curved with a smug smile, and she had a caring smile on her face.
But in Marie’s eyes, it was so ironic!
The Chinese painting teacher saw Marie staring at the painting in a daze and couldn’t help but sneer.
“I can’t teach students like you who lack ambition and come from juvenile detention centers. Let Madam Lincoln find someone better.”
The Chinese painting teacher emphasized the words “juvenile detention center”.
After speaking, he flung his sleeves and walked out.
At this moment, Madam Lincoln heard the commotion and opened the door to the study.
Seeing the Chinese painting teacher leaving with an angry expression, Madam Lincoln was surprised.
“Master, what happened?”
“Mom.” Marionette stood up with a look of grievance and explained, “My sister said she knows Chinese painting, but the teacher is not qualified to teach her.”
“But the teacher showed her a painting and she couldn’t recognize it. How could my sister be like this…”
“The art exhibition for the upper class society is in two days, and she doesn’t understand why she has to pretend to know about it?” Marionette explanation left Madam Lincoln extremely disappointed in Marie.
She rushed forward, raising her hand to give Marie a slap.
“Swish!”
Marie’s icy black eyes, like the dead sea of hell, suddenly opened and met Madam Lincoln eyes.
Just one glance made Madam Lincoln shiver all over and instinctively retract her hand.
After reacting, she scolded angrily, “Marie, are you trying to kill me? You were educated in the juvenile detention center for three years, and you still have this attitude after coming back!”
“Skipping classes, fighting, and stealing are bad enough, and now you’re even bragging recklessly? Can’t you be more sensible like Marionette?”
“…”
The sound of accusations and insults in her ears pulled Marie’s thoughts away from her work.
She turned her gaze and could see Marionette standing behind her, laughing.
Laughing at her incompetence.
Laughing at her being useless.
Laughing at her always being stepped on!
No. Marionette was wrong.
Because the next few words that came out of
Marie’s mouth made her feel ashamed:
“This painting is called ‘The Great Nation’! It was created by the well-known painter Master Evans in the middle of September two years ago at the Imperial Capital Painter Association.”
“The price is 13 million yuan,” said the seller.
“Unfortunately, this is not an original piece, but one of four high-quality imitations,” said the buyer.
“The true masterpieces are from the internationally renowned painter Knox. She created three paintings, each of which sells for over a billion yuan,” explained the seller.
“After those three, Knox never created any more paintings, so her works are highly sought after on the market,” added the buyer.
“That’s why famous artists have created imitations of her paintings,” said the seller, pointing to the one in front of them.
Silence filled the room.
Madam Lincoln stared in disbelief, her angry expression turning to shock.
Marionette’s mocking smile froze on her face.
She couldn’t believe the confident and self-assured girl standing in front of the screen was from the third-rate Lincoln Family.
But then she remembered that Marie was a useless person who couldn’t possibly know so much.
Marionette tried to suppress her unease and frowned as she scolded, “Sister, what nonsense are you talking about?”
“You don’t know anything about the international master painter Knox. Don’t talk nonsense in front of the teacher.”
But then, in the next second…