The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Corinne had never brought Bryan and his siblings on faraway trips because she was worried about their safety. She insisted they should wait until they were older. As a result, the three of them had never gotten the chance to witness mountains or rivers.

He marveled at the paintings and said, "If these are already so beautiful, I can't even imagine how awesome it would look in real life. I wish I could see it in person."

Lilin was reminded of Sophia's 'control freak' nature when she saw his longing expression. Sophia rarely allowed him to venture outside.

He had a very challenging upbringing. As if being taken away from his biological mother right after birth was not bad enough, he had to be raised under the watchful eyes of a heinous stepmother.

"I'm not even that good at art. The painting by my art teacher is so much closer to the actual scenery. Let me show it to you," Lilin said. Since she was too young to take her little nephew to experience those sights in person, she was very keen to share the artwork with him.

a piece, and presented it

painted by my art teacher. It's more realistic than mine," Lilin

beautiful places existed. At that moment, he resolved to bring his family to see those incredible landscapes in the future.

"Is Nellie Nymphaea your

noticed that. "She is. I'm surprised

was very familiar to him because his home contained plenty of her paintings. They were said to be the work of Corinne's mother who was also Bryan's grandmother, and Corinne cherished those paintings very much. Struck by the similarity of the signature to the paintings at his home, he wondered if Lilin's art teacher was his grandmother. "Can I have this painting, Aunt Lilin?" Bryan asked

family situation which formed a barrier to him exploring the world, so she readily agreed. "You can have it if it's yours! Just promise me that you'll cherish it, have it

very much and frequently gave away her paintings to her

"Thank you! My Mommy loves Nellie Nymphaea's paintings. She'll be super