The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 42

Amold was still fuming about Sheila’s scandal making the trending list, his brows furmwed in frustration.

Ellinor quickly stepped in and gently reminded him, “Dad, don’t sweat it. This whole drama won’t be the talk of the town forever Once the dust settles, it’ll be forgotten”

“Mmm”

His youngest daughter was always the sensible one, saving him a lot of headaches

Arnold, with a gloomy look on his face due to recent hitches, let out a sigh, “Ellinor, you needed something?”

Nodding. Ellinor placed a painting on the table, “Dad, have a look at this painting”

As she spoke, she carefully peeled off the brown paper covering it, revealing an incredibly stunning piece

What she had brought was the painting “Whispers in the Wind,” one of her mother’s masterpieces, given to her by a certain gentleman.

Wind! I heard it

bought this painting is my employer. He gifted it to me as a thank you for saving

was flabbergasted, “He just gave you a painting

to his granny. To him,

a stroke of luck!” Arnold exclaimed, his hand tenderly tracing the lines of Whispers in the Wind,

emotions, Ellinor asked, “Dad, Lady Lotus, that was mom’s pseudonymn,

looking at her in

little. I found an old photo of Mom in

how

cat was out of the bag. Arnold admitted, “Yes,

probed further, “Dad, I noticed some of Lady Lotus’s supposed posthumous works seem fresh, not like

“Enough!”

talking about are probably fakes; someone is trying to cash in on Lady Lotus’s style. And, Ellinor,

Why

said impatiently. “Your mother wasn’t my official wife. If you bring her up, people will start