Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 345

This painting was quite a departure from Malcolm’s usual style.

In the past, Malcolm’s work focused on the portrayal of ambiance, using light strokes to outline figures and muted colors. The characters in his paintings were slender, giving off a cold and detached feel.

But this painting was quite the opposite, full of rich colors and intricate details. The girl’s beautiful face, her long eyelashes, her moist red lips, everything was crystal clear.

The girl in the painting was looking sideways, her expressive eyes bright and clear, staring at something off canvas.

And what she was looking at was a blurry and dim silhouette of a rough-looking man.

This painting was commissioned by Seraphina, using a photo of Sandra Smith as a reference.

Sandra, as depicted in the painting, has clearly defined facial features and her emotions were vividly portrayed. Anyone who knew her would easily recognize her.

Yet, Seraphina did not go into detail about the painting. She simply said, “This painting just arrived today, so it’s not included in our auction catalog. Please enjoy it, and we’ll start the bidding later.”

High-definition cameras in the auction room captured the painting from different angles, projecting every detail onto a large screen.

As this was Malcolm’s first new work in a long time, many people in the room took out their phones to take pictures.

Tania, sitting in the audience, stared at the painting for a while before turning to Bowen, “Is that… your sister?”

She had only met Sandra once, so she wasn’t entirely sure. But as she turned to Bowen for confirmation, he didn’t respond.

He was just staring at the painting, at Sandra who seemed so close yet so far.

It must have been from her 18th birthday party that he threw for her because the dress she was wearing was a gift from him.

“Who’s that man?” Tania asked again, “Is your sister in a relationship?”

Bowen’s gaze finally landed on the blurry silhouette of the man, then back to Sandra’s face.

Back then, she used to look at him with such joy, excitement, and a touch of shyness.

But when did that expression disappear from her face?

annoyed and gave Bowen a light shove, “I’m talking to you! Are

at her, his eyes as cold as

lose her temper, but then she remembered the time when Sandra had an accident, and

then, she knew how important Sandra, his sister, was to

a long time to get over the pain of losing her, and now, out of nowhere, these emotions have been

Seraphina on the stage, directing all her resentment and frustration towards her.

paintings in the world, why did Seraphina have to

the stage, Seraphina, who had been closely examining a painting, suddenly looked their way.

so suddenly, and she didn’t have time to

her, then looked at

watching her too, his face void of any

kept her smile and even nodded

a moment, then suddenly scoffed.

didn’t look at him again, instead, she turned to

who had been listening to Victor, looked at her when she looked

to her

Seraphina, and even though her gesture was

Seraphina wanted Leandro to buy the

painting was created by Malcolm, Seraphina was the one auctioning it off, clearly, she had ownership.

price, which would be an honor for Seraphina.

Leandro-buying the painting at a high price could be seen as a good deed and a way to please his wife.

raised from this charity auction should be

how the auction

carefully tugged at Bowen’s sleeve, and whispered, “Seraphina wants to buy the

respond, just lit

the bidding started, everyone started placing their bids. In no time, the price

made his

stage, a blissful smile

“3.05 million!”

“3.1 million!”

“3.15 million!”

determined to buy the painting and wouldn’t mind the price. The higher the price, the more honor Leandro would gain.

bid