Half-Hearted: Mr. Sinclair, Stop the Act!-Chapter 191: Plagiarism

Actually, compared to the houses, cars, jewelry, and luxury bags that Caleb Sinclair gave to Vivian Nash,

these three hundred thousand are nothing at all.

After all, Caleb Sinclair is incredibly generous.

A nearly thirty million villa, he gives it away as if it’s nothing, without batting an eye.

But the problem now is, once these things are taken away by Sienna Monroe, these three hundred thousand will become a heart-piercing sword, stabbing deeply into Vivian Nash’s heart.

Causing her pain and despair, even breakdown.

It’s like a mountain crushing the last straw she clings to for survival.

To destroy someone emotionally, this is it.

Sienna Monroe never claims to be a good person, nor does she think of herself as cruel.

What she wants is simple: a life for a life.

Since Vivian Nash has harbored murderous intent towards her so many times, she’ll reciprocate in kind.

Isn’t that normal?

Sebastian Prescott looked at her calm eyes and her slightly aggressive beautiful face.

From the first time he saw her on the first floor of the law firm, his impression of her went from being the gentle, wronged original partner.

And later on, elegant, rational, clear-headed, intelligent, and cunning as well.

She has always known what she wants, and knows how to maximize her benefits.

But he never thought that in a situation surrounded by wolves and tigers, having strategy and depth is a bad thing, nor could it be called selfish.

Her intentions now aren’t hard to guess.

Just a little thought and he could perceive her intentions.

He moved his eyebrows slightly, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes, a faint smile spreading across his lips.

He handed the IOU back to her, saying, "Get some rest early today, I’m going to leave now."

"Alright, okay."

Sienna Monroe accepted the IOU, smiling warmly, "Thank you. You should rest early too."

Sebastian Prescott looked serious, trying to peer deep into her eyes.

But after just a few seconds, he averted his gaze and walked towards the door, softly saying, "No need to thank me, what I did is what I should have done."

At the door, he halted, turned back to look at her, and apologized again, "About this afternoon... I’m very sorry."

Sienna Monroe nodded lightly, "I know."

Their gazes briefly met in the air, Sebastian Prescott’s lips curved into a shallow arc, he said nothing else, and stepped into the elevator.

Sienna Monroe returned to the living room, her gaze falling on those few pots of azaleas.

It was a while before it lingered gently out the window.

The light mist under the night sky was like diluted ink washed by water, shrouded in a few threads of cool silver light.

Her lips curved slightly upward.

Oh, it’s already March, spring has arrived.

*

On March 4th, Imperial City experienced a mix of rain and snow.

Audrey and Faye Irving’s joint exhibition was coming to an end, and since the beginning of the year, everyone at the art museum had been preparing for this closing ceremony.

And also preparing for Ivy Claire Grant’s upcoming first solo exhibition.

Ding!

Sienna Monroe had just returned the documents to Nora Joyce, intending to give further instructions, when her phone, resting on the desk, suddenly rang.

Since the beginning of the year, she hadn’t received any messages during this period.

Now, as it suddenly rang, her heart trembled uncontrollably, and the hand suspended in mid-air shook.

Nora Joyce, seeing her suddenly silent, asked in confusion, "Director?"

Sienna Monroe recovered and shook her head, continuing to instruct, "It’s nothing, just arrange it like this for now, and remember to communicate the process with the media and journalist beforehand.

Also, organize the artworks sold during this period and their prices for me."

Nora Joyce nodded, "Yes, I understand."

After she left the office, Sienna Monroe turned around to pick up the phone from the desk to check the message.

It was once again from that mysterious unknown number.

[Audrey’s "Quantum Rose’s Sigh" will be exposed this afternoon as plagiarizing the renowned abstract painting "Crimson Paradox" by the famous artist "Indigo Quill."

This incident will directly impact the closing ceremony of the exhibition, and Aura Art Gallery will leverage public opinion to suppress the reputation of Serena Art Museum, unearthing the plagiarism scandal from five years ago.]

The content stunned her, her face showing surprise and shock.

The name "Indigo Quill" is known to everyone in the art circle.

She is a leading figure in Chinese abstract painting, winning three major international awards at the age of 14.

She is also the only Chinese person, and the youngest, to have been the president of the Elysian Art Association for eight consecutive years.

Later, she voluntarily resigned and returned home, otherwise, she would likely have continued as president.

Now 49 years old, still unmarried and without children, she officially retired from the scene five years ago.

Without any reason.

In her lifetime, she has painted thousands of works, with seventy percent being famous.

Her "Crimson Paradox" was her last work after her retirement five years ago.

It employs extremely rich and intense emotional imagery.

In retrospect...

Sienna Monroe carefully thought about Audrey’s "Quantum Rose’s Sigh."

She slightly furrowed her brows.

It seems...

It does bear similarities to "Indigo Quill’s" "Crimson Paradox."

And Audrey’s painting style belongs to the same category as "Indigo Quill."

Plagiarism...

Impossible!

With her understanding of Audrey, she has her own beliefs and pride, and she would never do such a thing as plagiarizing.

She is sure of it!

She pursed her lips tightly, searching for "Indigo Quill’s" "Crimson Paradox" on her phone.

Then she went downstairs to the exhibition hall and found Audrey’s "Quantum Rose’s Sigh."

Comparing the two, although the compositions are different, the colors, blocks, emotional communication, and brush textures, in terms of both surface and details,

The two paintings are indeed quite similar.

The only difference is that Audrey used the characteristics of oil paint, acrylics, watercolors, etc., in this work.

Using large areas of blurring to enhance exploration layers and texture.

This also gives the painting a sense of visual openness.

She recalled the latter part of the message, her gaze slightly lowered, her expression involuntarily heavy.

Aura Art Gallery?

There are six art galleries in Imperial City, Aura Art Gallery was established five or six years earlier than Serena Art Museum and has deep roots.

It focuses on exhibitions of space and natural elements.

Recently, Serena Art Museum has garnered a lot of publicity from two extremely high-profile exhibitions, gaining both fame and fortune, and there’s a tendency to overshadow Aura Art Gallery.

The director of Aura Art Gallery is a middle-aged man named Ethan Chapman.

Last time, she met Ethan Chapman at a Capital University art seminar.

Ethan Chapman was very cold towards her, even making a few sarcastic remarks both openly and covertly.

Because of the presence of The National Arts Association and Capital University leaders, she, although feeling Ethan Chapman’s malice, did not calculate or delve into the matter.

But now that the message points it out, Ethan Chapman is indeed the mastermind behind this incident.

Whatever his reasons for doing such a thing, the consequences of this matter are severe.

Serena Art Museum and Audrey herself both cannot withstand such an impact.

Countermeasures must be thought out in advance.

As she pondered, she looked up and saw Nora Joyce not far away, instructing a junior employee.

She quickly ran through her thoughts in her head.

About two minutes later, she gathered her thoughts and walked over.

She called her softly, "Nora."

Nora Joyce heard her and looked over, "Director."

"Go check on the director of Aura Art Gallery, Ethan Chapman."

Nora Joyce was startled, a bit surprised, "Huh? Aura Art Gallery... did something happen?"

Sienna Monroe shook her head, not providing much explanation, "Do as I say. Just investigate his recent activities and who he’s been in contact with, and report to me as soon as you find out."

Although Nora Joyce was a bit unclear, she didn’t ask further questions.

She nodded in response, "I understand."