A few minutes later, Jessica heard the sound of Henry leaving with Secretary Allen.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to dispel the heaviness pressing against her chest.

Mabel stood in the doorway of the master bedroom, raising her hand several times as if to knock and offer Jessica some comfort, but in the end, she let her hand fall.

It seemed that nothing she could say would make a difference.

The next morning, Jessica set out with her finished piece and headed to a framing shop.

After picking out a frame, she pulled her artwork from her tote and typed a message on her phone, asking the owner to mount it for her.

When the shop owner saw Jessica's work, his eyes widened in disbelief. "Wait-

this is made out of paper?"

Jessica smiled and nodded.

"You did this yourself?"

She nodded again.

is incredible. I've never seen papercutting with such

by a medieval lady-her flowing gown and delicate features rendered in intricate layers. The

the work so much, he insisted on doing the framing himself. Once it was set in the frame, it was almost hard to believe Jessica

who's a devotee of Renaissance art and traditional

She'd chosen this shop precisely because it was one of the most exclusive on the antiques street, catering

This one

owner, clearly taken with her work, pressed her could she design

love to commission

Jessica nodded in agreement.

quickly exchanged contact

finished piece was fairly large. When it

her arrange

was happy to

followed the van to the

the artwork Jessica brought, she

really made

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