"Cliff, are you saying this is a forgery?!"
Even Rowan Rowe, who had the closest relationship with Cliff, found it hard to accept what he'd just heard.
He'd been collecting antiques for years and considered himself a man with a decent eye. The Portrait of Danielle before them was exquisite. The figures were rendered with lifelike expression and posture, the clothing details drawn in smooth, flowing lines. No matter how he looked at it, it didn't seem like a fake.
"Kid, are you an Antique Appraiser?" Gloria Snow snapped back to her senses, suspicion written all over her face.
"No," Cliff shook his head, his tone perfectly calm. "But I can tell you this painting is absolutely fake."
He'd never formally studied antiques, but during the years he'd spent traveling with the Needle King, he'
