Chapter 180

“What are you saying?!” Rosalind was furious. The smile on her face stiffened. “I bought this painting from the Hoffmans’ Auction House. How could it be a fake?!” She dragged the Hoffmans into the water with one sentence. Ryan could not help but sneer. “Ms. Gold, you rarely attend auctions, so you don’t know how they work, right? My family’s Platinum Auction House is the largest auction house in the country. The items we collect have been strictly screened and appraised. We don’t sell any fakes. If you don’t know the goods, don’t slander my family’s reputation.” Justin’s eyes darkened. He remembered Anna’s sly smile at that charity auction when she provoked Rosalind into buying the replica at ten times the market price. Did Anna already expect Rosalind to give this painting to Grandpa as a birthday gift? Was it a coincidence, or did Anna set a trap for Rosalind from the beginning? “Ms. Gold, fakes and replicas are two different things.” At this time, another expert appraiser ca