I Love You, Miss Genius ( Bonnie Shepard )
Chapter 522

Kobe might've said what he said, but he was here to stir up trouble.

"Really? Did you bring your painting here?"

He flashed Orson a cunning smile. "Of course not. You'll see."

With that, he asked his men to unroll his painting.

The moment Orson saw the tabby cat in the painting, he trembled. Then, he put on his glasses, pulled a magnifying glass, and inspected the painting immediately.

One of the guests didn't understand why Orson reacted the way he did.

"What's Master Orson doing?" Rhys asked.

Kay rolled her eyes and said, "You can't tell this painting's background. I don't get it. How did people like you sneak in here?"

"Well, I..." He stopped himself. Given who Kay was, he couldn't afford to throw a fit. "What's the deal about this painting, Kay?"

She didn't want to explain anything to him but did it anyway for Bonnie's sake.

"You know about Grandpa's painting. How is it that you don't know about the traditional master painter, who's even more prestigious than him?" Rhys mulled it over for a while before his eyes widened in shock.

"D-Do you mean the esteemed traditional master painter who loves drawing tabby cats?! Are you talking about Master Kieran Johnston?!" "Exactly. Now, you get it."

"Who is he supposed to be? What's so great about Master Kieran, exactly?" Titus was thoroughly oblivious to paintings. So, he was very curious.

Rhys explained, "He's one of the greatest traditional master painters in the world. He made his appearance seventeen years ago and astounded everyone.

"He made a painting based on a tabby cat, and it received critical acclaim from countless traditional master painters. His painting came to be sold for a hundred forty million dollars in an auction!" Titus couldn't help but gasp heavily.

"A-A hundred forty million dollars? Really? How could a painting go for that much money?"

Bonnie pondered and searched her memory. "I was still very young back then. I think the exact amount is forty million and seven hundred dollars."

Rhys and the others looked at her abruptly. "How do you know that?"

She didn't respond to him.

Some onlookers who knew about art huddled around the tabby cat painting.

"I think this is the real deal."

"You think? There's no doubt about it. This is the real deal. Just take a look at its brushes. It's like the cat is alive, especially its eyes. You can just see its soul in there. It's like I'm staring into the eyes of a real tabby.

"Also, look at the stripes on its body. Every stroke was defined clearly. It even moves when we shift the painting. No ordinary painter could've created such a masterpiece."

"It looks like Kobe took this painting to Master Orson's art exhibition just to mess with him."

Kobe grinned from ear to ear. Raising his hand, he stroked his beard. "Are you done inspecting the painting, Orson? Is the painting authentic? Is it Master Kieran's painting?"

"This is outrageous!" Kay puffed up her cheeks and said, "How dare he show Grandpa up with Master Kieran's painting? Grandpa might be a phenomenal painter, but Master Kieran's artistic talent is out of this world.

"People gave her the title of 'Divine Artist' for crying out loud. How is a mortal being like my grandpa supposed to compete with a deity?"

Bonnie's lips twitched uncontrollably. "You're making too big a deal out of Master Kieran. She's just a normal human being, like us."

"I didn't! She's just that good! Grandpa told me that he had the honor of meeting the Divine Artist. She was only three years old!" Kay's eyes were full of admiration when she said it.

Rhys and Titus were straight-up dumbfounded.

'Mamma Mia! Kieran was only three years old when she drew the painting. It was already worth a hundred forty million dollars. What were we doing when we were three years old? I think we're still busy playing with mud.'

Kobe was triumphant when he realized Orson hadn't responded to him for a long time.

"I spent eighty million dollars to acquire this painting, Orson. It's the real deal. You don't have to inspect it anymore. Also, a word of advice. You should just abandon your art exhibition while you're at it."

Orson was so mad that his face turned red. That's when he heard a delicate voice.

"The painting's a fake."

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