Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 584

At that moment, a strikingly handsome young man was listening to his assistant deliver a work report.

When Cole barged into the office without warning, the man’s brows knitted into a frown.

“Cole, storming in without knocking? Where are your manners?”

Cole didn’t have time for formalities. He rushed over, his eyes gleaming with excitement. “Uncle Lex, I found the painting Victoria wanted! It’s going up for auction!”

“Didn’t you say last time that if there was any news about the painting, you wanted to be notified right away? Don’t tell me you forgot!”

At the mention of Victoria’s name, Lex Malcolm finally stirred from his indifference.

His expression softened slightly. “Remember to knock next time.”

Cole mumbled a half-hearted response and handed over the documents.

“Take a look, Uncle Lex. It’s that painting.”

casual disinterest, then paused, eyes

“This is the painting?”

Victoria was so taken with it. Even someone like me, who doesn’t know the first

nor I had started working yet. The bidding price soared way beyond our means, so we

her career, she had repeatedly sent people to track it down,

artworks. He and Victoria kept in touch mostly because he owns a vast collection of paintings. He’d often invite her over to study and

trace of pride surfacing

violin, painting is Victoria’s other great passion. Even her more ordinary

never cared much for art. He only paid attention because Victoria liked

at the photo, a flicker

long ago. I haven’t had

an unmistakable note of confidence. He had every intention of

laughed. “Uncle Lex, Victoria’s racing skills are on par with the pros. You should’ve seen how cool she looked when she beat that professional driver. It was epic! It’s a shame you couldn’t

faint smile tugged at the corners of Lex’s

video. She was

six years older than Cole, and the two had been close

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