Nellie Nymphaea’s name took Lucas by surprise. He sighed and asked, “And? Did you see it?”

Corinne shook her head. “I didn’t. Jeremy bought that painting early on and deliberately refused to show it to me.”

“So, what is it you want to do?” Lucas raised his eyebrows.

Corinne answered bluntly, “I want you to help me buy that painting back from Jeremy at all costs! I’ll pay for it.”

Lucas narrowed his eyes. “Money isn’t a problem. Getting it from him is. He bought the painting on purpose because he knew you wanted it. He’s not going to give it up that easily.”

Corinne cocked her eyebrow and asked, “Are you saying it can’t be done?”

get it for you even if it means risking

“That’s fine as long as I

at his

course.” Corinne glanced at him. “Don’t you want

Missing those who aren’t around anymore shows empathy, but we can’t let our feelings take

my mother even if

He withdrew his hand and got up, saying, “Let’s not dwell on these unhappy things. It’s getting late. I’ll bring you to your room to get some rest now. You might feel a little unaccustomed just after coming back, so feel free to

too and followed behind him in silence. When Lucas opened the door,

blank for a moment before he frowned. “When did you come back? What are you doing

to his senses. He looked at Lucas, then at

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