Chapter 25 But Josephine said , " Your mom had sold these paintings already , but Dad bought them back . But of course , if you like them that much , you can ask Dad to leave them to you after he passes away . I won't say anything . But now , you can't take them away because Dad really likes these paintings . " Her shamelessness really stunned Aveline . Jasmine and Fiona felt that it was highly likely Josephine was talking nonsense . But they were just outsiders , so they couldn't say anything and could only look at Aveline , wanting to know what she was going to do next . Aveline sneered at Josephine , " You're really good at lying . No screenwriters can beat you when it comes to making up stories . " If Jacob really had the conscience to buy all of Bethany's paintings back , he wouldn't have taken his mistress and ille- gitimate daughter home in the first place . Josephine held the paper box and hid behind Xavier , saying , " I'm telling the truth . But I can't do anything if you still don't believe me . Anyway , I can't let you take these paintings away . " Aveline looked at Xavier . Xavier also looked at her . But his eyes were calm , and he didn't say anything . It seemed that he was on Josephine's side . Seeing this , Fiona couldn't help but spit , " Shit ! Xavier , you're gonna help her ? " Xavier said lightly , " Aveline , why don't you have a talk with your dad ? He also has the right to keep your mom's paintings . " With that , he turned his head and looked at Fiona , adding , " You're a lawyer , so you should know about this right very clearly . " He was obviously implying that Fiona , as a lawyer , broke the law and helped Aveline steal the paintings . Fiona snorted , " I am a lawyer , but I'm also a human being with a basic human conscience . " While saying , she stepped forward . But Aveline grabbed Fiona's hand and stopped her . " Fiona , it's fine . Let's go . " Then , she gave Jasmine a glance and walked outside . At this time , Hilda suddenly spoke up , " Mr. Beltran , they've already moved a lot of paintings in the studio onto their cars . " But Aveline didn't pause in her steps , seemingly not afraid that Xavier would snatch those paintings . 0.0 % 18:58 Chapter 25 Josephine suddenly said to Xavier , " Darling , I'm afraid of Aveline . Can you help me take those paintings back ? " But Xavier said to her , " Didn't you come back to get the script ? Go get it . " 288 Vouchers On the other hand , after Aveline walked out of the house , she still didn't see Xavier come out to help Josephine take those paintings . It looked like he still held the decency of the CEO of the Beltran Group and wouldn't snatch a wom- an's things by force . Fiona snorted , " He's finally done something decent . Anyway , I was sure he knew Josephine was bullshitting . " Jasmine looked at Aveline and said , " Fortunately , you put some of the paintings in the car in advance . Looks like we have to find another time to get the remaining few paintings back . " Aveline's mood was down because she knew that after today , Jacob would definitely strengthen his precautions , and it wouldn't be easy for her to find another chance to get those paintings back . " Fiona , Jasmine , thank you very much for everything today . I'm already quite glad to have some of them back . As for the rest , just take it as my mom already sold them before . " Fiona patted Aveline's shoulder , comforting her , " We can still go through legal procedures and obtain at least 5 % of the company's equity . Although you can't get full control of the company , it's still good to have dividends . " As for the property and equity under your dad's name , as well as those paintings , I will try my best to help you find a way . See if I can help you get them back through legal proceedings . But it may depend on whether your dad has a conscience . " Aveline nodded . Bethany didn't leave a will , so Aveline could only split the 10 % of the equity equally with Jacob . As for Jacob having a conscience ? Aveline sneered in her heart . She knew it was not a possible thing , unless the baby that came out of Courtney's belly wasn't his . Later , Aveline , Fiona , and Jasmine went to have lunch and also packed a portion for Julian before they left the restau- rant . In the afternoon , Aveline continued to draw her draft in the studio . After work , she sent the paintings to her grandpar- ents ' house and also stayed there for dinner . When Collin and Paulina saw their late daughter's paintings , they broke out in tears . Paulina held Aveline's hand , saying with a sobbing voice , " Ava , we thought we would never be able to take these paintings back . " Collin also sighed with tears in his eyes . He actually wanted to curse Jacob , that bastard , but he knew it wasn't good to do it in front of Aveline . After all , Ja- cob was still her father . Aveline said to her grandparents softly , " If you wanna hang these paintings up on the wall , just tell Miranda to do it . " 41.4 % 18:58 Chapter 20 But Paulina shook her head , saying , " We've already had three of your mom's paintings here , and that's enough . As for these ones , we'll put them away and keep them in a safer way . " With that , she looked at Aveline , asking , " But Ava , are you really gonna give them all to us? You're not gonna hang a few in your Parkview Estates ? "