Old Mr. Quintin quickly picked up the phone, "Vivian, when are you coming home?"

Grace replied, "In a couple of days."

"Alright, we'll be waiting for you at home!"

"Mhm, I'll hang up now!"

After ending the call, Grace thought about the girl's voice she had just heard, frowning slightly. She had previously spoken to her father on the phone, suggesting that the girl undergo verification first. However, her father insisted she come home and do it in person this time.

She understood her father's intentions. Considering she hadn't visited home in many years, a touch of emotion stirred within her. Therefore, she accepted the invitation to be a guest at the cultural festival, wanting to return home for a visit.

Suddenly, her phone rang, snapping her out of her thoughts. It was her assistant.

"Grace, we've run into a bit of trouble at the art exhibition. Can you come back?" her assistant asked, clearly worried.

"What happened?" Grace inquired, frowning.

"One of the paintings in the gallery has been called out as a forgery," her assistant explained.

"What?" Grace stood up abruptly.

After a brief conversation, Grace said, "I'll come back tonight. Try to manage the situation until then."

"Got it!"

to book a flight and also notified the cultural festival organizers about her sudden change of plans due to an emergency. The festival organizers, sensing

emergency and

*

coffee shop, they found a diner to

oatmeal when she received Grace's message. Feeling a touch of disappointment about Grace leaving, she sent a voice message, "Safe travels, let's catch up when you're back." Gabriel

known her for years. We haven't met much, but there's a

added, "She's a

teasing him and gave her a light, amused

meal, they didn't head back immediately but instead chose to soak in the festive atmosphere of the

old town, with its century-old architecture, seemed even more bustling. The ancient walls stood tall

The riverside was illuminated

brilliantly with colorful lights

off the

sounds of New

to experience the New Year

pastries, took a boat ride, watched a shadow puppet show, and enjoyed

but Gabriel lifted Sylvia

participated in

contest. Sylvia

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