Charlie nodded. “What if I fix it?”
Raymond snorted. “I’ll need to check with the appraisers. If they verify that you’ve fixed it and recovered most of the damage, I’ll let both of you go!”
“Alright!” Charlie nodded. “It’s a deal!”
He quickly turned back to the workstation and quietly started his work. He took the brush and sketched the outline of the vase on the Chinese rice paper.
Then, he knocked the egg lightly to crack a small opening, dipped his index finger into the egg to get some eg