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.

Lotus’s masterpiece, Whispers in the Wind! I heard it was auctioned off for a whopping five million by some

who bought this painting is my employer. He

was flabbergasted, “He just gave you a painting he spent five million

devoted to his granny. To him, five million isn’t a big

tenderly tracing the lines of Whispers in the Wind, his gaze filled with

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

at her in shock, “How… how

old photo of Mom in the house and the name Lady Lotus was written on the back. The handwriting matched the signature on

how she

bag. Arnold admitted, “Yes, Lady Lotus was

“Dad, I noticed some of Lady Lotus’s supposed posthumous works seem fresh, not like they’ve aged. Could

“Enough!”

talking about are probably fakes; someone is trying to cash in on

frowned, “Why? Why can’t

of silence, he finally said impatiently. “Your mother wasn’t my official wife.