Meanwhile, on the other side.
In the studio, Anna was persuading her Second Uncle with great effort.
"Second Uncle, can't you do me a favor for my friend... Since you are also making jewelry now, what's the harm in helping my friend repair Master Alexa's ring?"
"What, Master Alexa? Which Master Alexa are you talking about?"
Second Uncle Diane, who was busy burning materials with his head down, suddenly looked up.
"Which other Master Alexa? The most famous Master Alexa in the country, the world-renowned master, Master Alexa. Second Uncle, my friend has a genuine work of Master Alexa's, do you want to take a look?"
Anna quickly offered the treasure, sensing Second Uncle's interest in Master Alexa.
"Alexa's genuine work?" Second Uncle Diane's eyes lit up with an indescribable gleam.
"Okay, then I'll have a look myself. If it's really Alexa's authentic work, I'll repair it for free," said Second Uncle Diane.
Anna was delighted to hear the news and hurriedly ran out to inform Sky.
Upon hearing that Second Uncle Diane had finally agreed to help repair him ring, which had been broken, Sky felt a sense of unreality.
He quickly took out the small box from his bag and handed it over to Second Uncle Diane.
"Thank you, Second Uncle Diane. This is the ring that was broken and I can't fix it myself," said Sky.
Second Uncle Diane nodded and took the small iron box from Sky. He opened it in front of them and poured out the broken pieces of obsidian and small diamonds onto the large wooden table in his workshop.
As he examined the broken pieces, Second Uncle Diane's serious expression turned into a frown.
"This is what you call Alexa's authentic work?" he asked, looking back at Anna and Sky with a clear expression of disbelief.
Anna nodded vigorously. "Yes, I read about it in the rare book my brother gave me. This is definitely Master Alexa's authentic work! The obsidian ring was crafted by the master himself over a decade ago!"
Sky had never seen the book, but he trusted his friend's certainty.
"Ha!" Suddenly, Second Uncle Diane sneered. "What Alexa's authentic work? This is just a trinket I made in an afternoon."
"What? You mean this ring is fake?" Sky asked in confusion.
"Of course," Second Uncle Diane nodded confidently. "I made it myself. If it wasn't fake, how could it be real? But I didn't expect this fake to actually fool you. If I had known, I wouldn't have made it two weeks ago when that mother and daughter brought over the real Alexa's work and tempted me to make this forgery."
There have been rumors in the streets that Second Uncle Diane, who is notorious for his ability to create fake art pieces that are indistinguishable from the real ones, loves to imitate the works of Master Alexa the most.
Despite being offered millions of dollars, people often fail to persuade him to create fake art pieces for them.
However, if someone were to provide him with an authentic work of Master Alexa's, he would be willing to create a fake one for them free of charge, even if it meant losing money.
It was precisely for this reason that he couldn't resist when the Kin mother and daughter came to him two weeks ago with a black obsidian ring and asked him to create a fake one for them.
"Two weeks ago? Are you saying that you made this ring two weeks ago?!" Sky's face turned pale, drained of all color.
It had been almost a month since he had received the ring at the Nightshade Club. There was no way that Second Uncle Diane could have made the ring in just two weeks, unless...
Unless his real ring had been switched!
The ring he was holding in his hand right now was a fake!!!