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"Lily, Jean Laurent is an infamous art thief who uses his relationships with artists to gain access to valuable works of art. He has a history of manipulating and taking advantage of their trust." My body froze in disbelief as I struggled to process what he’d told me. How was this possible? And he managed to target me of all people. My hands turned clammy as the gravity of the situation struck me. I’d almost fallen prey to Jean's deceitful plan. I should’ve known to trust my gut, that something just didn’t seem right. The mere thought of him churned my stomach and left me feeling sick to my core. "William, thank goodness you followed your instincts. I don't know what I would have done witho

"I’ll gladly step down as your beta... even be your slave if I have to—" "Shut the fuck up," I snapped, rising from my chair. "Just tell me what you've messed up while you were too busy fucking her." He flinched. His shoulders tensed as he drew a shaky breath, blinking fast like he was trying to push back tears or guilt. Whatever. "The... the museum," he stammered. "She’s stealing the original art pieces, making copies, and selling them off. That’s not all..." He swallowed hard. "She tried to get me to help her poison Evelyn’s kids."

“Claudius! “Treasure of the Ancestry Museum! “The painting never left the place as soon as it was found. “Are you sure this is real? “If it is, then I’m afraid you’ll have to be thrown behind bars for a long while. “Stealing or making transactions with national treasures are both felonies. “You’d be in jail for at least ten years!” The crowd went dead silent after hearing Harvey’s words…

Julian was using my father’s brilliance, forcing the old man to authenticate forged masterpieces to fund the Vane Empire. Julian wasn't just an art collector. He was the world's most successful art thief. Suddenly, the heavy oak door of the suite creaked open. "Elara?" Julian’s voice was like a whip-crack in the silent room. I slammed the safe shut and threw the painting back over it, barely catching the edge of the frame. I spun around, my heart rate monitor probably screaming on his phone, but I threw my head back and let out a soft, breathy laugh.

My hands are very still on the keyboard and my coffee is completely cold and outside the Paris morning is doing its thing, pale and unhurried, and I sit in it and feel the full weight of what I'm looking at. A stolen painting. Stolen during the occupation from a Jewish dealer's seized inventory. In the possession of Bernard Allard's father from 1948, with no documented acquisition. In Bernard Allard's possession now, seventy-seven years later, about to go to auction. And Bernard Allard sent me this documentation himself. Which means one of two things. Either he doesn't know what his records reveal to someone who knows how to read them, or he knows exactly what they reveal and he sent them an

"You’ll ruin the name. You’ll ruin the whole collection." "The collection was stolen anyway," I muttered over my shoulder. We reached the third canvas. It was the one Caspian had told me about in the basement—the one where the abstract lines of the city skyline weren't buildings at all, but the hidden cipher of his mother's offshore banks. In the bright gallery light, surrounded by people holding crystal glasses, the painting looked entirely different. It didn't look like art. It looked like a trap that had finally sprung. "Look at the way he handled the blue," a woman next to us said, her pearls clicking against her diamonds as she tilted her head. "It’s so aggressive. Almost angry."

“Now you’ve got me intrigued.” My lips curved faintly. “Intrigued?” “How does a thief know how to navigate corporate negotiations and contract presentations?” I let out a quiet laugh. “Just because I’m a thief doesn’t mean I’m dumb.” I continued, “If anything, thieves are some of the smartest people alive.” That earned a quiet laugh from him, low and unexpected. “Is that so?” “Of course,” I replied. “You think stealing is easy? One wrong move and everything falls apart. You learn to think ahead and read people before they read you.”

This work has long been lost after the most shocking museum theft in history. Back then, security was still very poor. Although there are only a few people, there are hundreds of artifacts that must be taken care of. Therefore, thieves have an opportunity. According to analysis from an experienced painting collector, Michael quickly realized and was extremely surprised to see that the brush strokes of the two paintings were very similar as if they were drawn by the same person. He could not explain this and did not know how David could own the painting “The Girl in the Mirror”.

Before he could answer, Natasha took the phone from her hand. “This is Mrs. Harthwore speaking,” she said firmly. “Tell me exactly what's wrong.” The employee hesitated. Then he forced the words out. “Most of the artwork we delivered this morning has been stolen.” “What?” The color drained from Natasha's face. For a moment, the entire car fell silent. Layla stared at her mother. Her pulse quickened. The expression on Natasha's face told her everything she needed to know. Something terrible had happened. “Mother,” she said quietly, “please don't hide it from me.”

ELENA'S POV “...and this right here…”, the guide was droning on and on but my mind was on not disgracing myself and Luca by picking something by mistake. The drugs were working but you may never know. I have never been to a place where I don't pick something before. especially when it's somewhere as beautiful as the Museum. it's not like there's anything to steal but.... when have I not stolen even the most useless of things? Because of this, I turned my entire focus on the man who was standing beside me staring at an abstract piece of art.