Chapter 854: Chapter 555: Live Broadcast [03] Julian Linfield: All the Antiques Were Gifts from Nora Scott
"Oh, it’s nothing."
With a two-second pause, Nora Scott retrieved her gaze and said nonchalantly, not considering it a big deal.
Rosa Sullivan paused slightly, thinking Nora Scott was pretty good at keeping up appearances; she was probably scared to death inside, yet she acted indifferent on the surface.
Without confronting her, Rosa Sullivan simply lowered her gaze and said lightly, "I’ll go apologize to Master Linfield."
Judging by her look, it seemed like she intended to help take responsibility.
Live audience:
[Looking at it this way, Rosa Sullivan seems quite nice. A good senior indeed.]
[Mysterious operations, I don’t get it. Aren’t they not on good terms, love-hate relationship?]
[Nora Scott’s reaction makes me think that the shattered item isn’t worth much, but Rosa Sullivan makes it seem like it’s priceless. Can any expert reveal the actual price?]
[I don’t know if it’s what I think it is. If it is, then Rosa Sullivan’s level is quite high.]
[Can her level be higher than Nora Scott’s? If Nora Scott had no trick up her sleeve, could she repeatedly own various industries and national audiences? Gosh, seeing Nora Scott makes my face hurt; the goddess indeed was not fake.]
...
Nora Scott raised an eyebrow, seeing that Rosa intended to escalate the matter to Julian Linfield, and said indifferently, "Whatever."
With the item broken in front of the camera, there was no hiding it, so they could only notify Julian Linfield promptly to assess the value and handle it.
The program crew was actually tempted to suspend the live broadcast at this point, but seeing the viewership skyrocketing to millions, and considering the program’s prestige, stopping the broadcast now would surely have a bad impact, so they had to continue streaming. — Poor crew didn’t anticipate the mishap of an antique getting smashed within their crisis plans.
When they found Julian Linfield, he was frying pancakes in the kitchen.
"Again?"
Smelling the burnt odor at the kitchen doorway, Nora Scott frowned and spoke with a hint of direct criticism.
— No guilt whatsoever about breaking the antique.
"Just a flash of genius, thought of a new seasoning, giving it a try." Julian Linfield responded confidently, assuming responsibility with a plate of poorly managed pancakes, "Can I be blamed for being creative?"
"..."
Nora Scott just felt her stomach ache, subconsciously placing her hand on her belly and pressing her stomach.
Julian Linfield asked, "Seen everything?"
"Pretty much."
"Oh," Julian nodded, "then let’s head out, the kitchen fan isn’t working well, and it’s too smoky in here."
Nora Scott turned to leave, but Rosa Sullivan stepped forward and said, "Professor Linfield, there’s something I want to tell you."
Julian glanced at her.
"Here’s the thing," Rosa Sullivan lowered her eyes, first looking at Nora Scott, then facing Julian, explaining, "We were browsing the study just now and accidentally knocked over and shattered a jade sculpture. We don’t know its value, how do you think we should handle this?"
As she spoke, Rosa Sullivan unfolded a handkerchief to reveal several broken pieces of jade sculpture.
Julian frowned with a bit of coldness in his voice, "Who broke it?"
Rosa Sullivan stayed silent, but her gaze drifted to Nora Scott, who smirked slightly when she looked down.
"I did."
Nora Scott calmly answered, exceedingly straightforward.
Glancing back with a glare, Julian scolded with displeasure, "Giving it to me and then smashing it, got money to burn?"
"Uh-huh."
Nora Scott nodded nonchalantly.
Julian, with little interest in antiques, only had those decorative pieces in the study because Nora Scott felt it was too empty and brought them in.
Of course, the pieces given to Julian were genuine.
Having been influenced by Sir Sutton, Nora Scott could appraise antiques somewhat. Moreover, the Durant Family owned an antique store, so whenever she saw good pieces, she would occasionally acquire them. This resulted in her being reported as a "lover of antiques," leading those who wanted her help to collect antiques as gifts for her.
However, they weren’t necessarily all genuine.
Nora Scott took them all.
She sent them to the Durant Family for appraisal; real ones were either gifted to someone or kept, while fakes were generally discarded unless they were well-replicated ones.
If gifting them, as long as the intention wasn’t deceitful, Nora Scott would always choose genuine ones.
Pointing at her, Julian was quite annoyed, but turning to the program crew he said, "It’s no big deal; those antiques in the study were all gifts from my little apprentice. She can smash them if she likes."
Program crew: "..."
Rosa Sullivan: "..."
Live audience: "..."
[Could I still make it in time to grab onto Nora Scott’s coattails?]
[I don’t need a study full of antiques like Master Linfield; just one, really, just one.]
[Her smile froze, her smile froze, Rosa Sullivan’s image is truly crumbling hard this time...]
[Participating in this program... oh no, agreeing to this live stream was Rosa Sullivan’s biggest mistake. The goddess’s aura fades in the light; I only love the goddess’s aloof and indifferent persona.]
...
Trying to steal the chicken but ended up losing the rice.
Not only did it fail to trap Nora Scott, but it also allowed her to "flaunt wealth" in front of the national audience, showcasing a distinct relationship with Julian Linfield. Rosa Sullivan was unwilling, yet she could only temporarily hold back, avoiding more damage to the persona she had established in public.
