Chapter 430:

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Louis, lost in thought, quietly replied, “I don’t know. Or maybe… I never really knew her.”

He watched the flurry of activity at the table, his expression unreadable.

Memories of their three years together flashed before his eyes—how the house had been filled with small trinkets and art pieces that he had never taken the time to understand or appreciate. He’d always dismissed her interests, never bothering to learn more.

It was only now that Louis realized the signs had been there all along, right in front of him, hidden in plain sight. He had never noticed.

It was like… he had let something precious slip through his fingers without even realizing it.

The weight of that realization hit him hard, sinking deep into his chest. His breath caught, the air in the room feeling thick and suffocating. A sharp pain throbbed in his heart, and he almost couldn’t breathe.

As the minutes passed, the restoration efforts advanced significantly, yet new challenges arose at every turn.

restore this area, but it may compromise the painting’s authenticity,”

bore the scars of rain damage, with stains of varying depths

looked conflicted as

your

that moment, Allison had just finished smoothing out a section of the painting

lay flat and smooth, as though it had

awe, particularly given her use of

soon as she completed the task, a crowd gathered around her, eager

you come up with this technique on your own, or did you learn it somewhere?” one

you have a moment, could you break down the

I’d love to invite you to

extremely tricky pieces that I’ve struggled to

his voice. “Did any of you hear what I

silent, and Allison’s gaze shifted

the artist

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