Chapter 1266

Sadie felt a surge of unease, echoing the shock she had felt upon seeing Helen's name on the National Beauty Contest's voting page the previous night. It was evident that Helen was her archnemesis. As the crowd remained in stunned silence, Sadie quickly regained her composure and feigned a moment of realization. "I can't believe I overlooked something so critical! "Ms. Quarto had mentioned this technique before—almost every painting she sends for mounting needs to be glazed first. I'm truly sorry for the oversight. "With all the university competitions and my duties with the Calligraphy Association, I must have been so overwhelmed that I completely forgot. "Fortunately, Ms. Spencer pointed it out; otherwise, Ms. Quarto's art might have been taken away and damaged." "Ms. Spencer," Sadie continued, extending her hand with gratitude. "I truly can't thank you enough." While Helen sensed something odd about Sadie's words, she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Seeing Sadie's earne