Chapter 7 There Is Still a Chance

• "Mr. Quinn." Garrick suddenly spoke up. "Someone is saying that your painting is fake."
• "Hmm? Who?"
• Sean looked around. "Who dares to say the painting I brought is fake? If it is fake, I will eat it on the spot."
• "I said it," Clinton calmly replied.
• Janice was scared. She feared Sean would take his anger out on Clinton.
• The Quinn Family was wealthy and powerful. How could they send a fake painting and risk being laughed at? If word got out, the Quinn Family would be disgraced!
• Clinton was looking for trouble.
• Garrick was pleased. He thought Clinton would deny it, so he was surprised to hear Clinton admitting to it.
• This saved Garrick a lot of effort.
• "How dare you! Mr. Quinn would never bring a fake gift."
• Garrick immediately stood up and scolded Clinton, "Apologize to Mr. Quinn right now, or you will suffer the consequences."
• On the surface, he was pleading on Clinton's behalf, but in reality, his words were meant to stoke Sean's anger even further.
• "An apology is unnecessary."
• Sure enough, Sean glared at Clinton. "If you cannot prove the painting is fake, you will kneel and grandly apologize to me."
• Sean had never met Clinton before. Still, from Clinton's ordinary attire, Sean assumed Clinton was a guest from another family.
• If he was going to humiliate someone, he would make sure that person would be incredibly humiliated.
• This was Sean's principle.
• "Fine. If I prove it is fake, what will you do? Will you kneel and grandly apologize to me?" Clinton asked.
• "Of course. Not only will I kneel and grandly apologize to you, but I will also eat the painting on the spot," Sean responded.
• "Alright. It is a deal."
• Garrick was delighted. They say opportunities were for the prepared.
• Now was the best chance to strike at Clinton. Of course, he had to step in.
• "Mr. Quinn, I think he should not only kneel but also pay a million in compensation for the mental distress." Garrick said, "Of course, the final decision is up to Mr. Quinn."
• Sean agreed to the deal without hesitation.
• Clinton had no objections.
• Janice, however, regretted bringing Clinton. If he lost, where would the one million come from?
• If Clinton lost, he would be despised by the Shaw Family and looked down upon by Sean.
• Janice felt miserable but could not do anything.
• Even if she spoke up, Garrick would not cancel the bet.
• Clinton had already offended him yesterday.
• If she did, Garrick and Sean might start a fight over it, and she would not be able to resolve it.
• The only thing she could do was leave it to fate.
• Clinton gave Janice a reassuring look and stood his ground.
• When Sean saw Clinton's glance at Janice, his anger flared. He wanted to crush Clinton.
• Janice was his. No one else was to touch her.
• If he knew Janice and Clinton had gotten married yesterday, who knew what his reaction would be?
• "Johannes Vermeer signs his paintings as Meer with a J merged in," Clinton slowly said. "However, the signature on this painting is 'Johannes Vermeer' in full."
• "This fake is so obvious a three-year-old could tell, yet you still treated it like a treasure and gave it to Great-Grandma for her birthday. Haha!"
• That was the last straw.
• Did he think everyone present was a fool?
• Everyone glared at Clinton, but since Sean had not spoken, they kept silent.
• However, some doubted Clinton and quickly looked it up on their phones.
• They reluctantly had to face the truth. Clinton was right.
• Janice looked at Clinton in disbelief. She did not expect the truth to be so easily proven.
• He also left everyone speechless.
• It seemed he was right. Sean's painting was fake.
• "Alright, you lost," Clinton said to Sean. "You must keep your promise."
• "A-Are you sure you want me to kneel and grandly apologize to you?"
• "Was that not our bet? Are you trying to back out?"
• "You… Fine."
• Sean pointed at Clinton in anger. "No one has ever made me kneel before. You are the first."
• "There is a first time for everything." Clinton remained indifferent. "You will get used to it eventually."
• "You..."
• "No more words. Keep your word and do it."
• Garrick did not expect Clinton to be so assertive. Did he not know the power of the Quinn Family?
• Then again, Clinton was just a security guard. How could he know the Quinn Family's power?
• Garrick was delighted. The more Clinton offended Sean, the more Clinton would suffer in the future.
• Janice was also very nervous.
• "Forget it." Janice took a few steps forward. "We will see each other often. It is better to go easy on each other."
• Clinton looked at Janice's sincere expression and softened.
• After all, today was Elizabeth's birthday.
• It was one thing to kneel to Elizabeth, but it was a little too much to make Sean kneel to Clinton.
• "Since Janice pleaded for you, I will spare you this time."
• Clinton looked at Sean. "You do not have to kneel, but you still owe me a million. Pay up."
• Sean's face turned purple.
• In Deelton, no one dared to treat him like this. Clinton was the first.
• "There are 500,000 in here."
• He unwillingly threw a bank card to the ground, "The password is six sixes."
• He was confident the card would return to him before Clinton could spend a single cent on it.
• It was just temporarily being stored with Clinton.
• "You still owe me another 500,000." Clinton picked up the card. "Make sure you pay up soon. I charge interest, and it is not low."
• He handed the card to Janice. She hesitated, unsure whether to take it or not.
• With everyone watching, what should she do? How would the Shaw Family view her? How would Sean treat her?
• "This card is yours. I do not want it."
• Even as she stared into Clinton's deep eyes, she still did not take it.
• Sean glared at Clinton.
• If looks could kill, Clinton would be riddled with holes.
• Still, Sean also thought that as Janice spoke up for him, she still cared for him.
• While he lost, he was happy that Janice pleaded for him.
• Sean and Garrick both glared at Clinton.
• The others in the Shaw Family were also angry.
• The Quinn Family was a strong supporter of the Shaw Family. Offending them brought no benefit to them, yet Sean was angered at the Shaw Family's party.
• They had originally planned on embarrassing Clinton, but they ended up embarrassing themselves and Sean.
• Clinton walked over and grabbed Sean's gift.
• Sean's eyes narrowed in thought.
• Since he did not have to kneel, he hoped he would not have to eat the painting.
• Deep down, Sean was shouting at Clinton. 'Kid, don't push your luck!'
• "Since this painting is fake," Clinton said, "I will take it to use as firewood. The price of gas has been rising lately."
• Everyone was shocked. Did Clinton really say that?
• He just received 500,00, and now he was talking about how gas prices were rising.
• Garrick thought, 'Clinton really is just a security guard. Even a fake painting is worth his time.'
• In his eyes, it was typical lower-class behavior, which was petty, thick-skinned, and stingy.
• Janice was also speechless.
• 'This is another chance!' Garrick thought.