Chapter 839 Ashamed

• Only the more artistically inclined among the businessmen truly cared whether the paintings were originals.
• As for the others, the ones who simply appreciated the art itself, even if they realized they had bought a replica, they didn't feel cheated.
• After all, in that moment when they placed their bids, they had genuinely been moved by the raw emotional impact of those mineral paintings—the kind of beauty that combined historical depth with the unique texture of mineral pigments, something ordinary artwork could never replicate.