His Housewife Had Secret Identities novel Chapter 389

As Karin voiced her question, more guests began to take notice of Niamh’s hands.

Marina spotted the bandages still wrapped around Niamh’s fingers and couldn’t suppress a mocking smirk. Clearly, Niamh had already lined up her excuse for losing.

Niamh instinctively glanced at Marina.

Despite nearly arriving late today, Marina radiated an air of absolute resolve, as if she’d come prepared for battle, determined to succeed or go down trying.

The truth was, Marina had staked everything on this live competition. She had no way out now.

No matter what, she had to defeat Niamh in front of Jonathan—had to prove, right before his eyes, that she was the sophisticated, talented woman truly worthy of him.

For this challenge, the Solmaris Museum had provided two identical replicas of antique scepters for Niamh and Marina. Each replica had damage perfectly matching that of the original artifact, designed to test their skill and restoration techniques.

Only the winner would earn the right to restore the actual antique.

Soon, the museum staff placed the scepters into Niamh and Marina’s hands.

Though these were reproductions, the craftsmanship had been meticulously recreated, especially around the curved surfaces near the main stone. Back when the original was made, stone-setting techniques were still developing; achieving such seamless curves was a remarkable feat.

But those very curves posed the greatest challenge.

Because the historical setting wasn’t stable enough, most of the gemstones had already fallen out, making the restoration difficult—but not impossible. The true test was ensuring the newly set stones wouldn’t loosen and fall out again.

The museum had made sure that both scepters were identical, down to the missing stones.

This was a pure contest of restoration skill.

If both women proved equally talented, speed would be the deciding factor.

It was a competition where both quality and speed mattered.

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