Chapter 323

Rocky's hand twitched at Madeline's words.

The painting, once damaged, was not worth the sky-high price he had touted, but it was still worth 30 million dollars. He had been counting on clawing that sum back from Madeline, but she had actually fixed the thing.

He was about to kiss goodbye to that 30 million dollars. Once Madeline got the painting, who knew what would happen? Its value could double after the repair.

He could not stand the thought.

Rocky managed to keep his smile from turning sour. "Naturally. You've done the job, so I'll stick to the deal."

"However," he added, a new edge to his voice, "I have one condition."

Madeline's smile faltered just a bit. "Mr. James, you never said anything about conditions before."

The tension in the room was palpable as eyes narrowed with suspicion.

Rocky quickly interjected, "Mrs. Gibson, there's been a misunderstanding. Here's the thing. The painting is yours now, but I was wondering if you're considering selling it once it's been r