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.

“Ellinor, this is Lady Lotus’s masterpiece, Whispers in the Wind! I heard

who bought this painting is my employer. He gifted it to me

“He just gave you

loaded and incredibly devoted to his granny. To him, five million isn’t

of Whispers in the Wind, his gaze filled with fascination and a touch of melancholy as if the

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

in shock,

Mom in the house and the name

how

of the bag.

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

“Enough!”

you were very young! The new–looking paintings you’re talking about are probably fakes; someone is trying to cash in on Lady Lotus’s

frowned, “Why? Why

a moment of silence, he finally said impatiently. “Your mother wasn’t my official wife. If you bring her up, people will start calling you