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

stains of varying depths marring its surface. Some corners had become

conflicted as he glanced at

is your

out a

flat and smooth, as though it had

skill left everyone in awe, particularly

a crowd gathered around her,

come up with this technique on your own, or did you learn it

have a moment, could you break down the specific steps for us?” another

free, I’d love

few extremely

contain his frustration, raised his voice. “Did any of you hear what I

silent, and Allison’s gaze shifted to a corner of the

was precisely where the artist had inscribed his

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