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.

Wind! I heard it was auctioned off for

is my employer. He gifted it to me as

flabbergasted, “He just gave you

to his granny. To him, five million isn’t a

hand tenderly tracing the lines of Whispers in the Wind, his gaze filled with fascination and a touch of melancholy

father’s changing emotions, Ellinor asked, “Dad,

looking at her in shock,

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

that’s how she

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

“Dad, I noticed some of Lady Lotus’s supposed posthumous works seem

“Enough!”

cut her off sharply. “Your mother passed away when you were very young! The new–looking paintings you’re talking about are probably fakes; someone is trying to cash in on Lady Lotus’s style.