Keely, registering his words, blinked nervously.


    When she had presented her sketches to Leopold, he was so taken aback by her talent that he insisted


    on meeting her immediately. Their first encounter began with an unexpected question.


    “What emotions fueled this design, Miss Haywood?”


    Keely had a host of tteringpliments and rehearsed expert knowledge at her disposal. However,


    she was taken aback by Leopold’s question, which left her momentarily speechless.


    She was uncertain about the origin of the inspiration for the design.


    Leopold offered her a kind, contemtive Look.


    “I perceive immense emotion in this drawing. Was it someone special that inspired you to use such


    vivid colors in your design?”


    Keely started crying after a moment of reflection. Adapting the narrative of her and Marco’s


    rtionship, she narrated it to Leopold.


    In her version, she and Marco were deeply in Love. She alleged she was framed and unjustly


    imprisoned in a foreign country, and the design sketches were her way of expressing her longing for


    her lover and her homnd.


    Ang’s Library


    Leopold recounted Keely’s romantic tale to Loraine and the others, his voice rich with emotion. As he


    concluded the story, he sighed, dabbing at the corners of his eyes.


    “I was touched by Keely’s authentic emotions. Her innocence warranted her release from prison. The


    me should be ced on the cruel woman who incarcerated her, not her. Don’t you agree, Mr. Moore,


    Miss


    Torres?”


    Loraine cast a pensive look at Keely, remaining silent under a sneer.


    Klein cringed in embarrassment, recognizing the twisted story of what had happened between Loraine,


    Marco, and Keely, but was astonished that


    Leopold would believe such a tale.


    Leopold sighed, stating, “This time, I brought Keely back not solely for her talent, which I highly esteem.


    Mr. Moore, Miss Torres, I believe anyone with a decent aesthetic sense wouldn’t question her abilities


    after witnessing her designs. Primarily, I brought her back to reconnect with her muse, the one who


    inspired her.”


    Loraine, unable to tolerate any more, questioned, “Are you nning to assist your student in reuniting


    with her lover, Professor Zizka?”


    Leopold shot Loraine a disapproving look.


    “From the beginning, Miss Torres, you’ve persistently antagonized


    Keely. Keely just asserted that both of you were involved with the same man. Were you the one who


    ended her rtionship with her Lover?”


    Laughing in disbelief, Loraine threw a frosty re at Keely.


    “What do you think, Keely? Why not ask Marco, your so-called ‘lover’ himself?”Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.


    Keely’s face nched. “I’m not lying,” she stammered, shifting her gaze from Leopold to Loraine, “I was


    the first one to meet Marco!