"What's silhouette papercutting? Never even heard of it."

"Even if you haven't, Lorenzo said it's a lost art. That means it's rare-and probably worth a fortune."

A few people nearby were whispering among themselves.

Sheila's face paled noticeably.

Sallie, on the other hand, felt a little relief; at least she hadn't embarrassed herself.

Lorenzo stood up and walked over to Jessica, his manner incredibly polite. "Excuse me, miss, may I ask who made this piece?"

Vince chimed in immediately. "She did."

"Really?"

but Larkin beat him to it, practically elbowing him aside as he grabbed Jessica's

man held her hand tightly, as if he couldn't bear to let

you've given me is truly priceless. You've recreated the Zimmerman family's ancestral home-my family's home. All that remains of it now is a single faded photo, and the details

beside him is my mother. The moment I saw your papercutting, it was as

his praise for

say it depicted the Zimmerman

now a landmark heritage site in

air was thick

me get a word in edgewise? I'd like to shake this young lady's hand too, but you haven't given me half a chance." Lorenzo had once headed

relented. "Alright,

over the country are eager to support applications for heritage preservation. Not long ago, I heard from my old colleagues that

could barely restrain himself from dragging Jessica off to apply right that

couldn't help but start making his way

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