Chapter 181

Liana shouted, "Why didn't she continue bidding if she wanted the painting? She never planned to buy it in the first place—she only wanted to trick me!"

The onlookers shifted their opinions about the situation.

"Could Ms. White have done that to Ms. Gardner because she was upset with the divorce?"

"That's unnecessarily petty. What's the meaning of pulling that after a divorce?"

"It is not meaningless. She must have been indignant after losing her marriage with the distinguished Mr. Beckett."

"She looks proper on the outside but mean on the inside. Women like her only use their brains on petty tricks."

Liana felt great hearing the barrage of criticisms on Alice.

"Ms. White, did you really do that?" Javier knitted his brows and looked sternly at Alyssa. Similarly, Newton was waiting for her answer.

"Ms. Gardner, it was a misunderstanding." Alyssa took a step forward. Her face scrunched up into a pitiful expression. "I was the one who first bid for the painting. You followed suit.