The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 370

Chapter 372

"The mermaid must be hoping the sun will melt the frozen lake, so it can be reborn."

A round of applause broke out among the crowd who heard this explanation.

"Sir, you really are brilliant. That interpretation is fantastic."

"I'm sure the artist's intention is pretty much what you just said."

Citrine stood at the front, listening to everyone, her face completely impassive.

Hastings noticed her silence and leaned in, asking, "What do you think?"

Citrine stared at the painting for a long moment before finally speaking. "It's a struggle."

"The sun and the mermaid are locked in a battle."

Hastings blinked, momentarily taken aback.

Someone nearby overheard Citrine's comment and chuckled. "Sweetheart, you're awfully young. It's normal you don't understand art, but don't just make things up."

deep. It's not something kids

your studies instead of overthinking

...

Hastings' expression turned icy. "That's enough.

scowled. "Hey, who do you think you are,

grabbed his sleeve, pulling him back. Whatever he'd

Citrine began to speak,

instead of bright colors, he used black. That suggests the sun isn't a hero here—it's almost the villain of this piece, trying

stones, fish are leaping and struggling, barely alive. It means the sun is drying the sea, shrinking it bit by bit, and the creatures are dying

in pale, almost transparent colors. That tells us it isn't real. The ice is an illusion, something the mermaid imagines as a shield against the sun, a weapon in this

the blazing sun, so it dreams up this ice to fight back. It's a game of strategy-a battle of wills between the sun and

silent. For

as if on cue, applause erupted

some insight.

first, but after hearing that, I'm

...

wasn't just the crowd-Hastings was

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