Everyone just watched Clarence Steele from a distance while he carefully took the painting apart.
After about an hour, the two paintings were completely separated—
The painting of the golden wheat field beneath the original painting was now in full display before Clarence’s eyes.
After careful inspection of the painting, Clarence carefully picked it up and showed it to the crowd. “This… This is a real work of Van Gogh! All the details are the same as the real pieces of art from Van Gogh!” he said excitedly.
Clarence's words, as well as the object in his hand, stunned everyone at once.
Xyla Quest was the only one who seemed calm and collected with no ripples of emotions in her eyes.
In the crowd, she looked like a white peony that couldn’t be tainted by dust. She was both pretty and elegant…
“This really does seem like the work of Van Gogh… It doesn’t look any different from his other works…”
“This style… This method of using colors. If this wasn’t Van Gogh, who could it be?”
“Oh my god… I didn’t expect that there’d be such a hidden gem behind this cheap painting.”
“I feel greatly embarrassed. If I had known, I would’ve bid for it too!”
The surrounding people said one thing after another while they excitedly discussed it. Now, the entire hall was abuzz…
At one glance, Xyla noticed that many people who talked were those who mocked her earlier.
However, Xyla smiled without saying a word.
Everyone’s reaction was just as she had expected.
By now, Sharon Lindt was also very excited. Her eyes were glowing when she looked at the painting.
She subconsciously clutched Xyla’s arm while she stared at the painting. “Xyla… Aren’t you too awesome? If I were a man, I’d marry you. If this isn’t a real work of Van Gogh, what is it?”
“This must be a real Van Gogh painting that got lost somewhere outside…” Sharon added.
Clarence smiled and looked at the crowd. “Yes, many of Van Gogh’s paintings were lost out there somewhere. Some of them were destroyed while others were preserved very well. The only thing was they weren’t displayed in front of the public eye… For example, this one.”
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