The Kiss that Sparked it All

Amold was still fuming about Sheila’s scandal making the trending list, his brows furmwed in frustration.

Ellinor quickly stepped in and gently reminded him, “Dad, don’t sweat it. This whole drama won’t be the talk of the town forever Once the dust settles, it’ll be forgotten”

“Mmm”

His youngest daughter was always the sensible one, saving him a lot of headaches

Arnold, with a gloomy look on his face due to recent hitches, let out a sigh, “Ellinor, you needed something?”

Nodding. Ellinor placed a painting on the table, “Dad, have a look at this painting”

As she spoke, she carefully peeled off the brown paper covering it, revealing an incredibly stunning piece

What she had brought was the painting “Whispers in the Wind,” one of her mother’s masterpieces, given to her by a certain gentleman.

I heard it was

Dad, it’s authentic. The man who bought this painting is my employer. He gifted it

was flabbergasted, “He just gave you a

“Yes, he’s loaded and incredibly devoted to his granny. To him, five million

Whispers in the Wind, his gaze filled with fascination and a touch of melancholy as if the painting triggered

“Dad, Lady Lotus, that was mom’s pseudonymn,

stiffened, looking at her in shock,

an old photo of Mom in the house and the name Lady Lotus was written on the back.

how she

was out of the bag. Arnold admitted, “Yes, Lady

Lotus’s supposed posthumous works seem fresh, not like they’ve aged. Could mom still be

“Enough!”

talking about are probably fakes;