Chapter 704: Chapter 704: She says it’s authentic, who dares to refute?

Although Mrs. Jaak spoke gently, under her cold gaze, Tracy Swift couldn’t help but feel nervous. “Yes…yes.”

Mrs. Jaak gave a faint smile. “When Mrs. Mamet bought this piece of calligraphy, she went directly to the Jaak family to present it to me. But I didn’t accept it. Do you know why Mrs. Mamet wanted to give this piece to me?”

Caleb Mamet looked at the calm Xaviera Evans beside him. The appearance of the Jaak family at this time must have been arranged by her in advance. She knew that Boyd Drew would try to embarrass them at the birthday banquet, so she had already made preparations.

She indeed loved Caleb, knowing that he was dormant, so she wanted to do everything possible to protect his reputation.

At this moment, everyone looked puzzled. Why did Xaviera Evans want to give this calligraphy piece to Mrs. Jaak? What does it have to do with her?

“The author of ‘Thousand Character Longevity’, Mr. Wang Qingming, is my grandfather!” Mrs. Jaak’s voice suddenly became louder. “Miss Evans and Xenia are good friends. After buying this piece, she decided to return it to the Whitman family. However, Miss Evans didn’t know that my grandfather had donated this piece, and its fate was left to chance. Naturally, the Whitman family couldn’t accept it.”

“When my grandfather wrote those thousand characters, I stood by him. I was young and naughty at that time. I accidentally left a small ink spot on the paper. My grandfather said that imperfection could sometimes be a kind of beauty. Mrs. Mamet’s piece happened to have an ink spot on it. All the family members in my family have seen this piece and confirmed that it is genuine! How come now in Mr. Tangi’s hands, this piece becomes a counterfeit?”

Sir Tangi trembled. He was a calligraphy expert, but he had never seen Wang Qingming’s authentic work. He had just casually deceived people, but now that the Jaak family had come forward to say it was genuine, how could he refute it?

Everyone’s expressions changed dramatically. Mrs. Jaak meant that either Miss Swift’s piece was originally fake, or the one in her hand was stolen from Mrs. Mamet! In any case, Tracy Swift would lose face.

Tracy Swift clenched her fist tightly, her fingertips embedded in her palm. What should she do? If the news of this incident spread, the good reputation she had accumulated would be ruined in an instant.

Mrs. Jaak looked at Sir Tangi indifferently. “I heard that Sir Tangi is a famous calligraphy expert, but he cannot even distinguish between true and false. It seems that Mr. Tangi’s appraisal skills need to be improved – otherwise, wouldn’t he mislead his students?”

“I…I just looked at it wrong.” Sir Tangi’s beard was trembling chaotically. He regretted agreeing to help Tracy Swift for the sake of money. From now on, it was likely he would no longer be able to mix in calligraphy circles.

At this moment, Madam Mamet suddenly spoke. “Boyd Drew.”

Boyd Drew’s eyes were filled with hatred, but upon hearing the old lady’s call, he immediately squeezed out a smile and respectfully said, “Grandma.”

Madam Mamet said coldly, “You are a filial child, and you even specially invited Miss Swift to make me happy. Although I am old, I can still see some things very clearly. I can distinguish who is sincere.”

These words were a public slap to Boyd Drew’s face. Everyone suddenly realized that there were no coincidences in the world. Xaviera Evans sent the “Thousand Character Longevity,” and coincidentally, Tracy Swift did too. It must have been Tracy who knew about it in advance, bought a fake, bribed Sir Tangi, and intended to embarrass Xaviera at the banquet.

Everyone knew very well that Boyd Drew and Caleb Mamet were at odds. Boyd wanted to use the birthday banquet to ruin Caleb’s reputation and gain Madam Mamet’s favor.

Now, the faces of the Drew family members turned ashen, while Jenny Green, standing to the side, clenched her teeth in resentment as she looked at Caleb. If only she had known how hard Caleb was to deal with now, she would have been ruthless back then and killed this little bastard!

The birthday banquet officially began, and no one mentioned the counterfeit matter again. However, everyone hurriedly stayed away from Tracy Swift and Boyd Drew, afraid of having any connection with them.

Tracy Swift’s face darkened, her eyes full of unwillingness. When she was young, she had seen Caleb. At that time, he was just a discarded pawn, locked in Maple House. Who would have thought that now he would become the master of the Mamet family and a famous merchant?

If she had taken the initiative to approach Caleb back then, perhaps she would now be the rightful woman at his side!

Tracy Swift suppressed the turmoil in her heart. Now, she must find Caleb to explain the situation, or he would mistakenly think that she was on Boyd Drew’s side.