Ch. 1141..1145

Chapter 1141 The security guard glanced at Christopher, who nodded at him. Then, the guard went up tothe students and said with a cold face, "Be quiet. if you talk again, then get out.” The students instantly looked sheepish One of them was indignant and muttered, "Her voice just now was louder than all of US combined.” The security guard pursed his lips. ||| Before he could say anything, Isabel piped up again "Mr Security Guard, he's talking again Tell him to get out!" Although her voice was loud, it was crisp and clear like a bird Her chubby face and the way she said "Mr. Security Guard" was also adorable.

The next second, the guard looked at the student who had just muttered about Isabel and said seriously, "Please leave.” The student went red with anger and said angrily, l just

muttered under my breath

Why don't you tell that loud little fatty to get out instead? Is it because she's Master Carter's daughter that you don't dare to take care of her?!

Isabel's facebulged as she stood up in her seat. How dare he call her a little fatty?! Just as she was about to yell back at him, Liam pulled her down andsaid softly, "Calm down.

serious!

lease leave." The student went red with anger and said angrily, "| just muttered under my breath.

Why don't you tell that loud little fatty to get out instead? Is it because she's Master Carter's daughter that you don't dare to take care of her?!

Isabel's facebulged as she stood up in her seat.

How dare he call her a little fatty?! Just as she was about to yell back at him, Liam pulled her down andsaid softly, "Calm down. You can deal with him after Mommy finishes painting.” Isabel instantly snapped back to her senses.

‘Yeah, Mommy is still drawing.

| can't disturb her.' She glared fiercely at the student and sat back down obediently.

At that moment, Odell looked at Christopher, who had walked over, and said in alow voice, "President Dendro, my daughter is just trying to maintain order.

This student didn't respect the occasion and raised his voice.

| don't think it's appropriate for him to remain here." Christopher, who was about to tell the student to stop talking, was speechless.

He looked at Odell.

Although Odell had a cute little toddler in his arms, his face was still cold, and the overpowering aura around him wasintimidating as usual.

Christopher choked before saying, "Il understand.

I'll handle it." Then, he looked at the security guard signaling him to escort the student out.

When the other students saw that happening, they all shut their mouths wisely.

However, at the same time, their dissatisfaction and dislike toward Sylvia grew deeper in their hearts. The more they thought about it, the angrier they became.

Then, they took out their phones and started to complain in the group chat.

" only heard that Sylvia relied on Master Carter to get to the top

Unexpectedly, Casey only muttered a few words, but President Dendro had the security guard escort him out directly! That little fatty's voice was clearly louder than all of ours

combined, but the president didn't dare to say anything about her. This is an abuse of authority. It's too unfair!" "That's right. Now, I'm completely sure that Syivia is just a piece of trash that relied on a man to rise tothe top. |. guess the works she was famous for were also painted by people that Master Carter found for her!" "1 II. Not long after, the group admin Haytham popped up and replied, "Just bear with it Master Carter is the most powerful man in Westchester City. Do you think you'll be able to continue participating in the competition if you offend him?" As soon as he saidthat, the people in the group instantly became furious. "How can garbage like that be one of the judges? This competition is unfair. We might as well not compete!" "Exactly. I'd like to see what she painted when the results come out

Fits crap, !'l| quit the competition even if her husband and President Dendro protect her!" "Yeah, welll all withdraw from the competition

Chapter 1142 Backstage, Haytham, who was in charge of directing the camera positions, showed a satisfied smirk after seeing the students‘ statements about withdrawing from the competition.

Seeing that they were almost determined to withdraw, he replied, “No, the president may just be afraid of Sylvia because of Master Carter. He already said that he'll withdraw her as the main judge if she doesn't draw well, so he can't go back on his word. Don't worry. As long as she doesn't draw well, she won't be able to remain a judge.”

The students looked at his words and replied, “What if the president doesn't dare to withdraw her as the main judge because he’s afraid of Master Carter?”

“Yeah, are we supposed to put up with that too?”

“Of course, not. We need to have more courage to abandon the competition.” “That's right. President Dendro already promised us. If he goes back on his word, we'll abandon the competition. Everyone else will do the same as well. He won't be able to continue hosting the art competition anymore.” “Okay, then it's settled. If she draws garbage but the president still wants to protect her, we'll all withdraw from the competition!”

“Ok, deal!” Looking at how they were banding together against a common enemy, Haytham smirked and put away his phone. 411L

At that moment, a staff member in charge of the camera asked him, “Mr. Lunder, the camera has been focused on Ms. Springsteen for most of the session. The audience

probably wants to see the other paintings too. Should we move the camera?”

Haytham‘s eyes flickered. He put away the phone and revealed a serious look. “Sure. Move it to Mr. Smith and Mr. Moore. They're old and experienced artists, so we

should give them more shots.

The staff secretly pursed his lips and thought, ‘If they're old and experienced artists, why didn't you give them more shots earlier?‘ However, he did not say anything and simply did as he was told.

In front, on the large screen above the stage, the image soon panned to the two old artists and their paintings. They were both landscape paintings and were already half —finished. From a glance, they looked quite good. Many students calmed down and quietly admired and observed the paintings.

In the front row, Master Springsteen‘s tense expression also loosened. Mr. Carmine, who was sitting to his left, smiled and praised, “As expected of experienced artists. Their paints are very good.” Master Springsteen smiled and pursed his lips.

After a while, the camera moved to Simon‘s painting.

It was an oil painting of people. Although the painting was only partially completed, the characters in the picture were exquisite. It was clear that Simon was a superb artist.

Master Springsteen smiled and praised in a low voice,” Not bad.” Mr. Carmine also nodded along. “As expected of the great Mr. Amos. It's a shame he’s friends with a piece of trash.” “Ahem.” Master Springsteen‘s expression instantly turned cold as he cleared his throat.

Mr. Carmine immediately came back to his senses, remembering that Odell was sitting to Master Springsteen's right side. His gaze shrank and he quickly shut his mouth.

The camera stayed a few minutes on Simon‘s painting, swept past the two old artists, and then stopped behind Lily again.

Almost an hour had passed since the painting session started, but not a single shot had been given to Sylvia so far. Master Springsteen‘s expression changed, and he looked at Odell, who was sitting to his right.

Odell had his head turned so his eyes fell clearly on the far right side of the stage where Sylvia was. He did not look at the big screen at all.

The little toddler he was holding in his arms, as well as the two other children sitting beside him, all shared his gaze and looked at Sylvia.

Among his three children, only Flint was still unfamiliar with the world. Isabel and Liam‘s expressions were cold.

Odell‘s face seemed emotionless, but Master Springsteen was experienced and could guess that Odell was not in a good mood. However, Sylvia was still painting, so he could not make a fit about it.

He pursed his lips and looked away. Lily was the first to finish painting.

After signing her name on the corner of the canvas, she put down the brush and continued to maintain her elegant sitting posture.

The camera presented her finished painting on the big screen.

Chapter 1143 Almost all the students in the audience let out exclamations and looked at Lily with adoring eyes. Lily saw their looks and continued to sit demurely, but the smile at the corner of her mouth subconsciously deepened.

She was very satisfied with her painting. It was no exaggeration to say that it was the most satisfactory one she had painted in so many years.

At that thought, she looked toward Master Springsteen.

Master Springsteen caught her gaze and smiled at her.

Lily‘s eyes lit up. The corners of her mouth immediately curled up, and she looked even more confident. Then, she looked at the man sitting on Master Springsteen‘s right.

He was sitting upright with his little son in his arms, and his eyes were looking to the right of the stage. He was obviously looking at Sylvia . Even though Lily had been staring at him for a while, he did not have any intention of looking at her, let alone her work which was being displayed on the big screen.

Her face instantly went cold, and she withdrew her gaze.

At that moment, the two old artists and Simon also put down their brushes one after another. The camera panned toward their paintings.

After seeing their paintings, the contestants let out exclamations one after another. However, not long after, they tacitly looked at Sylvia, who was still painting

Someone whispered, “What is she painting ? Why isn't she done yet?” “Who knows? The other four judges have all put down their brushes. Why is she still painting?”

“Also, why wasn't she given a single shot after so long? Could it be that her painting is so garbage that the person in charge of the shots is too embarrassed to reveal her painting?” “I think that's very likely.”

There were also those who were simply curious. “Maybe she’s just slower because her painting is more complicated.”

However, they were quickly snubbed by the others who wanted Sylvia to make a fool of herself. “Heh... It'll be good enough if she can complete a decent painting, but a complicated one? Does complexity have anything to do

with it?”

“That's right. It's been more than two hours, and the two old artists have already finished painting. She‘s taking too much time.” ; LILL

“| think she’s just stalling. She doesn't want others to see how garbage her painting is.” “Hahaha that's possible!”

At the side of the stage, hearing their chatter getting louder, Christopher immediately looked over.

The people who were loudly jeering fell silent.

At that moment, Mr. Carmine, who was on Master Springsteen’s left, suddenly smiled at Christopher.” President Dendro, please

go and have a look. I’m too old and can't sit for too long. The four other judges have already finished painting. Why hasn't Ms. Sunflower finished yet? Did she encounter any difficulties? Or did she run out of paint?”

As soon as he said that, several people echoed his sentiments and agreed, “Yes, President Dendro, go and have a look.” Christopher's expression shifted. “Everyone, please settle down.”

Then, he walked toward the stage.

Everyone immediately looked at him as well as Sylvia, who was still painting.

The two old artists on the stage, as well as Lily and Simon also looked over.

The two artists were just a little tired and did not react too much.

Simon looked at Sylvia , who was still scribbling on the canvas, and revealed a slightly concerned expression.

Lily, on the other hand, had a curl on the corner of her lips, and a smile that could not be hidden in her eyes.

Chapter 1144 Below the stage, Odell held Flint and fixed his eyes on Sylvia.

Beside him, Isabel stared at Sylvia, who was still painting, with a straight face. She could not help but mutter worriedly, “Is Mommy having some sort of difficulty ?” Liam looked at Sylvia and replied, “No, | believe in her.”

His childish voice was extraordinarily firm. Isabel's eyes flickered, and she immediately changed her tone. “I believe in Mommy

too. The corners of Odell‘s mouth curled up silently as he continued to look at Sylvia paint seriously. At that moment, Christopher walked up behind Sylvia.

However, for some reason, he was stunned the moment he saw her painting.

His whole person froze completely as if he had gotten a huge shock.

Seeing his reaction, the people who did not think highly of Sylvia and were waiting for her to make a joke of herself laughed one after another.

If Christopher acted like that, how good could her painting be?

Many of those who were worried that Sylvia would be able to draw well were relieved and sat up straight, waiting for the moment when she would make a fool of herself.

Haytham, who had been backstage, came to the front stage after seeing Christopher and the audience‘s reaction.

Backstage, he could only see the images that the camera showed him, and since he had not given Sylvia any shots, he did not see her painting. He went straight to the audience and sat with some students, waiting for Sylvia to stop her brush and for her drawing to be projected on the big screen. He could not wait to laugh at her with the others.

At that point, Sylvia was still immersed in her painting. She was in the important stage of adding the finishing touches and did not even notice everyone looking at her. She did not realize that Christopher was standing behind her either.

Her paint —stained hand held the brush, still scribbling.

After a few minutes, the last stroke was completed, and she let out an exhale. Then, she signed the name Sunflower on the lower right corner of the canvas.

Only after she did that did she look up and see everyone staring at her.

She froze and looked back at Christopher. “President

Dendro?”

‘When did he appear?’

Christopher was staring at her painting and seemed to be in a daze, not hearing her words.

Sylvia called him again, “President Dendro?”

He continued to space out.

She raised her voice. “President?”

Only then did Christopher snap back to her senses. He smiled at her and asked, “Sylvia, are you finished painting?” She smiled back at him. “Yes.”

“Good.” He took a deep breath, held back his excitement, and picked up the microphone, saying to everyone in the venue, “All

five of our judges have finished their paintings. Now, I'd like to ask our staff to display their finished works on the big screen so that everyone can appreciate them one by one.”

After saying that, he stepped back to the side. Sylvia stood up.

Simon, Lily, and the two other artists also got up and retreated to the side of their respective paintings so that the camera could capture the complete picture.

The camera went from left to right, starting with Simon's painting, and was displayed on the large screen for three minutes. The audience and contestants under the stage looked over it carefully:

Although they had all followed the footage several times, they still let out cheers when Lily‘s landscape ink painting was broadcast. Some students even shouted,” Ms. Springsteen, you're forever our goddess!” Lily maintained a demure smile, but her chin raised slightly.

After several minutes, the camera panned to the old artists‘ paintings on her right. The students cheered twice and then stopped. It was completely different from the enthusiasm they had for Lily.

The artists pursed their lips and did not say anything.

Chapter 1145 Three minutes later, the camera moved again. In that instant, the whole room became quiet, and everyone stared at the big screen. Haytham and the others smirked.

They had been waiting for this moment for hours.

What kind of garbage would she present again?

Just as they were grinning from ear to ear, the camera stopped. Acomplete watercolor painting was enlarged on the big screen.

The watercolor painting was bright and rich. As soon as the camera panned to it, it was as if a light was shining out of the canvas, making the entire venue light up.

Then, the venue became silent. Everyone‘s eyes were wide open. The smiles on Haytham and the others’ faces also seemed to have frozen, leaving only wide-eyed silence.

In the first row, Master Springsteen took one look and instantly stood up, forgetting to get his crutches. Mr. Carmine, who was sitting on his left, was also

dumbfounded. His mind went blank, and he followed Master Springsteen and stood up in a panic.

Then, the students in the rows of seats behind them, regardless of whether they were with Haytham, clamored to not allow Sylvia to be the main judge, or previously looked on indifferently, all stood up.

On the stage, Simon also revealed a stunning gaze when he saw the painting. The two veteran artists were also shocked, and Lily went completely pale. The bright watercolor painting was clearly captured by the high-definition lens.

It was a painting of several figures. The background of the painting was blurred, but it could be seen that it was the auditorium venue at this moment. The point of view was facing the audience from the stage.

The audience was filled with people, but all the faces were clearly blurred, so it was impossible to tell who was who. It was as if she just casually drew a few random strokes for them. However, the people could obviously feel the indifference and mockery on the audience's faces in the painting In stark contrast were the four figures right below the stage, in front of the three empty seats in the first row. There was a chubby girl, a cool boy, and a tall man holding a small toddler.

Their faces were not clear, and it was impossible to tell who was who.

However, the chubby girl's smile was playful and cute, the cool boy's eyes were firm, the little baby giggled adorably, and the tall man looked gentle and doting.

It was clearly her husband and her three children!

It was also clearly the scene after Odell walked in with the children when everyone else was pointing at Sylvia, sneering at her, and belittling her for being a judge.

She actually drew that scene out!

Furthermore, not only did she draw it out, but the finished painting was... amazing.

The painting was almost all bright colors like orange and red. The use of color was very bold, and the visual impact was powerful but not garish. It was not only eye-catching but also exuded a warm, hot, and powerful force.

The source of that force was clearly the four main characters in the painting. As for the other indifferent supporting characters, they naturally also played a role in setting up the scene, but that was all.

In short, the technical mastery of this painting, the skills needed to achieve it, and the beauty of the finished product was simply top-notch!

Even someone completely inexperienced who did not know how to appreciate art would also be shocked. Clap clap...

Sudden applause sounded, followed by the sound of Master Springsteen‘s exclamation, “Great! As expected of Sunflower‘s work!”

He did not conceal his appreciation for this painting and looked at Sylvia with an expression of admiration.