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.

piece, and presented it carefully to

is! This was painted by my art

was completely captivated by the stunning scenery in the painting. It never crossed his mind that such beautiful places existed. At that moment,

up. "Is Nellie Nymphaea your art

surprised that Bryan noticed that. "She is. I'm surprised you can read at such

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

with his 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 framed, and keep it safe.

much and frequently gave away her paintings to her students. Lilin had a stash of her

My Mommy loves Nellie Nymphaea's paintings. She'll be super