Will You Marry Me, Again by Pear Heart

Chapter 269 The Painting

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“I’ll buy you this dress, Hope.” Maia smiled at Hope and gave her credit card to Ava.

Ava looked at her boss uncertainly. Victoria nodded and she proceeded to process the payment. Maia and Hope got out of the gowns and headed to Victoria’s studio upstairs.

Maia had to give it to Victoria. She was such a maniac when it came to designing gowns. Just about every tool a fashion designer needed was here, even the most unconventional ones.

“Did you add more to your collection of tools, Victoria?” Hope stared at the marble table. There were design works all over it, including some of which she had never seen before.

“I’m an excellent fashion designer.” Victoria praised herself and continued excitedly, “Allow me to show you around! I have a mind to buy the place next door and expand my studio!”

She proceeded to show them around. “How is it? Nice, huh? Don’t you think it’s more amazing compared to the last time you were here, Hope?”

“It’s certainly messier.‘

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“You’re itching for a beating, it seems. Hope!”

“Do I look like I’m scared of you, Victoria? Furthermore, Maia’s here too. You should watch out. We could gang up on you!”

Maia burst into laughter at the way they were joking with each other. Then, they walked across a long hallway. Maia stopped dead in her tracks when she saw one of the paintings.

It depicted an elegant lady leaning on the fence and looking into the distance. The expressions on her face are intriguing.

Maia stared at the painting for so long. The smile on her face vanished. Her brows furrowed, and her fists clenched tightly. She kept exerting pressure on her fingers and didn’t let up even if her polished nails dug into her flesh!

lady in the painting was

Maia? You seem to be lost in it!” Victoria looked at Maia

her gaze and saw the painting on the wall. “Did this

and asked, “Where did you get it, Victoria?”

a school for, the deaf gave

the deaf?”

and explained. “One of my high school friends teaches

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it’s very meaningful. Furthermore, it was the last painting the student made before she graduated. It’s an intriguing painting. From what I heard, the student captured the lady’s essence and sketched it out

work of art like this. So, I bought it and hung it in

lady in the painting. Her attire and her face, albeit slightly different

That was Rita!

she pushed Maia down the stairs three years ago! Maia would never forget about

The average person might not be

incident for the longest time. Never in her wildest dreams would she think it would be in a painting!

had not been a shred of evidence in the security footage from when she pushed Maia down the stairs.

left after a year from the incident. This painting, however, had singlehandedly

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rage, resentment… Maia was experiencing all of it at

and gripped Victoria’s shoulders. “Can I

like it so much, it’s yours!” She moved to take the painting down and gave it to Maia.

She had gotten more than she

It meant that the student who made it was the only witness. He could prove that Rita was looking out the window when Maia was

pain was still