Feint of Art:
Feint of Art:
“ —Georges LeFleur, “Gentleman’s Disagreement,” unfinished manuscript, Reflections of a World-Class Art Forger Our eyes met. I tried to keep a poker face. I failed.
“Ah, hell,” Ernst swore softly.
“So don’t tell anyone it’s a fake. Who would know?” My voice echoed in the nearly empty vault.
“I will not be party to a fraud,” he snapped. There was a sheen developing on Ernst’s elegant brow, which I noted with guilty pleasure. It was kind of fun to see an ex-boyfriend sweat. Especially one who had... dumped me so unceremoniously.
“Besides,” Ernst added, “you knew.”
“I could be wrong,” I lied.
He shook his head and sighed. “You’re never wrong about forgery. I had my doubts anyway. That’s why I asked you to meet me here tonight.”
That’s why he begged me to meet him at the Brock Museum in the middle of the night, to be more precise. I wasn’t exactly welcome during regular business hours.
“In that case, I suggest you keep my name out of it when you go to the board.MoreLess
“Ah, hell,” Ernst swore softly.
“So don’t tell anyone it’s a fake. Who would know?” My voice echoed in the nearly empty vault.
“I will not be party to a fraud,” he snapped. There was a sheen developing on Ernst’s elegant brow, which I noted with guilty pleasure. It was kind of fun to see an ex-boyfriend sweat. Especially one who had... dumped me so unceremoniously.
“Besides,” Ernst added, “you knew.”
“I could be wrong,” I lied.
He shook his head and sighed. “You’re never wrong about forgery. I had my doubts anyway. That’s why I asked you to meet me here tonight.”
That’s why he begged me to meet him at the Brock Museum in the middle of the night, to be more precise. I wasn’t exactly welcome during regular business hours.
“In that case, I suggest you keep my name out of it when you go to the board.MoreLess
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