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?

kept talking but got no response. She was getting a little annoyed and gave Bowen a light shove, “I’m talking to

at her, his eyes as cold

taken aback, about to lose her temper, but then she remembered the time when Sandra had an accident, and how Bowen was like a different person.

how important Sandra, his sister, was to him.

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

on the stage, directing

world, why did

been closely examining a painting, suddenly looked their

she didn’t have time to

at her, then

his face void of

Seraphina kept her smile and even nodded

for a moment,

him again, instead, she turned to

listening to Victor, looked at her when she

the painting next to her and

been watching Leandro and Seraphina, and even though her gesture was

Leandro to buy

one auctioning it off, clearly, she had ownership. Her intention for Leandro to

price, which would be an honor for Seraphina.

a high price could be seen as a good deed and a way to please his

the amount of donations raised from this charity auction should

understood how the

sleeve, and whispered, “Seraphina wants to buy

respond, just lit

started, everyone started placing their bids. In no time, the price of the painting had risen

Leandro made his first bid.

stage, a

“3.05 million!”

“3.1 million!”

“3.15 million!”

bidding continued. Most people knew that Leandro was determined to buy the painting and wouldn’t mind the price. The higher the price, the more honor

raised his bid to