Obviously, Michael was also shocked because he didn't know.

Michael stroked his beard and said, “I did hear that Vincent got an apprentice not long ago, but the identity of this person was kept confidential. I didn't expect it to be you."

Maria nodded and said gently, “As Anthony said, it was his birthday that day. I felt like it I couldn't refuse him and spoil the event, so I eventually agreed to be his apprentice.”

What the hell?

Raymond cursed in his heart.

Why was Maria talking that way?

It sounded like Maria was just forced to take Vincent as her teacher. Did Vincent actually beg her to accept the role?

Although Anthony was cunning, he wouldn't say something so irresponsible. So, this matter must be true.

Raymond might not be too familiar with Maria, but he had been Anthony's uncle for years. He knew more or Less what kind of man Anthony was. He was the type who disdained people who Lied.

At this point, Lara and Jacqueline had ghastly expressions on their faces. They never expected that someone like Maria would be Vincent's apprentice.

But if this was her true identity... Why didn't she say anything about this on the reality show? That way, she would easily become a trending topic on the Internet.

After all, her teacher was Vincent Geoffrey, a well-known top-level art master in the country!

Why would she keep this as a secret?

“Even if you are Master Geoffrey's apprentice as you claim, how can you prove that this is your work?"

Lara surveyed Maria from head to toe sharply and was not convinced that she had such exquisite jade carving skills.

Maybe she was deviously selected as Vincent's apprentice only because the Wilson family had her back. It was no doubt a possibility.

It was a means used by the younger generation that hailed from rich families to enhance their social status. Lara had married into the Bowles family for many years and knew this only too well.

“Master Geoffrey's special skill have reached the acme of perfection in the jade carving world. Are you telling me that you have mastered the same skill at such a young age? It took him a life time to perfect his skill. You, on the other hand, have mastered it in a fraction of the time. Don't make me Laugh!"

Obviously, Raymond didn't buy her story.

Even if Maria was taught by Vincent himself, it didn't mean that she had carved this brilliant work of art with her own hands!

How dare she lie in front of Michael! The audacity of that girl

Raymond and Lara had already made up their minds to make a big deal of this matter. They would not let Maria off the hook so easily. It was time to expose her.

"I can prove it if you wish me to," Maria replied placidly.

“Huh? How can you prove it?" Lara sneered.