Coolest Girl in Town (Elise and Alexander)
Chapter 668

Chapter 668 Ancestral Craftsmanship

“It's not your collection that was destroyed. But, of course, it's easy for you to say that.” Jonas didn'tbuy into his act at all. “Even if you want to be generous at the expense of others, you have to see ifyou have the right to!”

After ruining his treasure in his house, he was still expected to let it go. How was that possible?Before this, Elise still held a little hope. She felt that anyone who knew how to appreciate her workmust be good to get along with. But, now that she saw Jonas’ behavior, her fantasy was suddenlyshattered.

Besides everything else, she was furious when she saw him attacking Alexander.

Elise suddenly removed Alexander's hand that was holding her back and strode forward, then saidbluntly, “It's reasonable to compensate for the damage to your personal belongings according tothe cost. We've apologized and promised to compensate, but you're reluctant to forgive a girl andare rude to your guests. Is this how distinguished you are, Mr. Hymer?”

“Distinguished?” Jonas let out a sarcastic laugh. “Fine, I don't want compensation. Let her restore thepainting to its original state. Is that distinguished enough?”

"What's done is done. Why do you have to force her to do something that's beyond her power?”Elise asked dispassionately.

“So, you know that it's something that's beyond her power? I have a lot of money, but only one ofthese paintings exists. Every time the artist gets a burst of inspiration, it means the birth of a newlife. If she destroys my painting, she's committing murder!” The more Jonas spoke, the moreemotional he became; even the blue veins on his forehead were bulging.

Stephanie lowered her head and had nothing to say. She reckoned she deserved to be scolded forthe trouble she caused.

Jonas didn’t want the money; he wanted the painting. However, she ruined the painting andrepairing it didn't make much sense. The situation seemed to be frozen in this state.

Elise didn't expect that Jonas would throw such a massive tantrum because of her painting. So it wasrather hard for her to speak up for a while.

At this moment, Alexander put forward an idea. “Mr. Hymer, if you don’t mind, I have a fewcollections that aren't bad. So you can go to my house and choose one to fill the vacancy. Plus, thislady's compensation will make up for the loss. How about that?”

“If any painting can replace it, will there be any criminals who are executed by the law?” Jonas’ tonewas harsh, and he refused to back down.

Alexander couldn't bear it anymore after hitting a snag twice, but he had no better solution.

The other guests began to exchange whispered discussions.

“Everyone knows that Jonas is obsessed with paintings. SQ's work has been his favorite in the pastfew years. So it's no wonder he’s so angry.”

“That's right. Jonas has spent more time with these paintings than he had with his own children.Who on earth can still calmly bargain after losing a child?”

“It's all this woman's fault! She wasn't cautious!"

When Tiana noticed this, her lips curled up.

Stephanie, oh, Stephanie. From today onward, you will really have a “reputation’.

Elise saw that Stephanie's eyes were red, and her heart softened, so she could only bite the bulletand take responsibility for the matter.

“Actually, Mr. Hymer, I was joking with you just now. Miss Stephanie didn't drop the painting. Ipushed her, so she knocked into the display cabinet and ended up destroying the painting.” Eliseforced a smile.

“Elise...” Stephanie raised her head in confusion, her eyes glistening and filled with puzzlement.

The two of them were clearly standing side by side just now. From Elise’s position, she wasn't at theangle to push her. She didn’t want the beautiful Elise to get into trouble because of her.

Elise discreetly shook her head, motioning for her to stay silent.

"A joke?” Jonas’ tone became even colder. “You used SQ's painting as a joke?”

"Calm down. Calm down.” Elise waved her hand, trying to get him to take it easy. “I was just angrythat you were deceived, Mr. Hymer, so I helped you ruin this fake.”

“You're saying that my painting is a fake?” Jonas skeptically raised one eyebrow.

“Exactly.” Elise nodded affirmatively.

"What? A fake? How's that possible? Jonas bought a fake?” The crowd began murmuring, allexpressing their disbelief.

However, Jonas was bold enough to say sarcastically, “My painting has been professionallyappraised. Do you think you can get away with saying that it's a fake?”

"Don’t worry. Since I dare to say that, naturally, I have my reasons. I brought the artwork that is atthe peak of SQ's career. Mr. Hymer, are you really not planning to take a look?" Elise deliberatelycast a bait to divert his attention.

Jonas thought for a moment, then loosened up. “Okay. I'd like to see what you are. Go and get thepainting. I'll wait here.”

"Wait a moment,” Elise responded with a smile, then glanced at Stephanie again to reassure herbefore pulling on Alexander and preparing to leave.

“Wait.” Jonas stopped her. “You're together. You're not tricking us into staying here while youescape, are you?:

Elise frowned. “Mr. Hymer, isn't it better for there to be more trust between people?”

Jonas shook his head, indicating that he wasn't going to let them leave simultaneously.

"How troublesome,” Elise muttered, then walked over and grabbed Stephanie's hand. “I'll go withher and leave my husband here. Will that work?”

Alexander was baffled.

Jonas nodded and said impatiently, “Be quick.”

Elise took Stephanie's hand and hurried off.

In the garden, she randomly approached a servant and successfully sweet-talked them into bringingthem to the study of the villa.

Unsurprisingly, Jonas, as obsessed with paintings as he was, had space and tools for painting in thestudy room.

Elise hurriedly found the inkstone and stuffed it into Stephanie's hand. “We're pressed for time. Helpme grind it.”

Stephanie stuffed it back into her hands, then began to talk to herself as she paced in place. “Time isindeed running out. There's no other choice. I can only try to restore SQ's work based on mymemory. But, my ink painting skills aren“t good. Even if I did it, it'll probably only be 50% similar. Wehave no choice. This is the last resort. Elise, you grind it. I'll—"

Stepanie was speaking halfway when she turned around, only to see that Elise was already standingat the table with a few brushes in her mouth. Both her hands were moving in sync as she paintedgracefully.

She was instantly stunned, completely attracted by Elise’s painting.

“We need to rush. I'm running out of ink. Don't just stand there,” Elise urged solemnly.

Stephanie returned to her senses and hurriedly ran over to hand her a brush.

Ten minutes later, a lifelike “Ink Peonies’ appeared on the paper.

Even though Stephanie didn't know much about ink painting, she was shocked by the lifelikeappearance of the peonies.

"Elise, you...”

Elise set the seven to eight brushes in her hand down on the table, then stretched and asked,"Similar, right? Let me tell you. My ancestors sold fake paintings. When it was my turn, I specializedin copying the paintings of these modern artists, so I'm very familiar with SQ's “Ink Peonies’!"