The Wrong Woman

Chapter 44

Suzanne could only look at Nathan helplessly. Confusion and uneasiness filled her beautiful eyes.

Nathan felt as though his heart had melted into a puddle. Never did he realize that Suzanne’s helpless and vulnerable gaze would leave such a huge impact on him.

He walked over to Suzanne and leaned in to murmur into her ear.”

Suzanne, all the guests here are our friends and family. To tell you the truth, no one cares about the authenticity of famous paintings or your skill level.

“This is just an event that’s thrown in to please Grandma. It’s fine as long as you show her how much you care for her. Everything else doesn’t matter, so you don’t have to care about it. Just paint whatever

you want.”

Nathan’s words reassured Suzanne greatly.

He continued, “Do you know how to imitate paintings?”

Suzanne replied, albeit in an uncertain manner, “Yeah, I guess. It’s easy to imitate other paintings.”

Nathan said reassuringly, “Then, you can imitate one of Inkwell’s paintings. The painting before us is an imitation, anyway.”

Suzanne knew that she had to do it no matter what. Left without a choice, she picked up a paintbrush and dipped it in the ink pot.

Her other hand slowly glided across the paper, moving to and fro three times in a row. She caressed the paper gently and carefully.

At that moment, someone piped up, “She even imitated Inkwell’s habit during the preparation stage. It seems that she’s planning on

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imitating Inkwell’s artwork.”

every move intently. There were people who looked forward to

in the performance at all. They continued mingling amongst

beautiful piano music continued interweaving with the ambiance in the banquet

took a good, long look at “An Ole to Fall”. Then, she put her paintbrush on

her first stroke, those who had experience in painting were instantly

strokes were firm and controlled. She knew exactly where to paint, so her brush

raised her head anymore after her first initial study of the painting. It was as though she had developed muscle memory

about the force needed in every stroke

in the process, leading

They were shocked by the emergence of a masterpiece. Some of them even rubbed

even found Suzanne’s performance

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out their phones and tapped into Inkwell’s account on a streaming platform she frequented. Then, they played some of her videos and compared them to Suzanne.

already gone into a self-induced trance. She had no

side silently, his gaze

face. She looked even more dazzling when she was focused

on painting.

incredibly talented young woman who had a unique flair in her charm. Those who laid their eyes on her could never avert their gazes, for she was

in surprise, “Holy

connection as well! No one can fully replicate every detail of this masterpiece

have a small mole

and their painting styles are

three years ago. Rumors claim that she’s no longer alive. That’s why the value of her paintings keeps

in person. What’s more shocking is the fact that she’s