Chapter 1087
Anne nced at the young man shyly, deeming him to be quite handsome indeed. Blushing, she told
Louis, “Grandpa, I’m still too young for this.”
Although Louis was well-known within Bayside City, not a lot of people had had the good fortune to meet
him as he lived abroad and rarely came to Bayside City. Therefore, a lot of people never met his
granddaughter, so people began inquiring about her. “Is she your granddaughter? She sure looks
outstanding!”
Upon receiving thepliment, Louis announced proudly while stroking his beard, “Yeah, her name is
Anne Osborne! She took on my surname as my daughter only gave birth to her! She is marvelous with
the harp!”
The crowd began giving praise. “She looks like someone with a bright future ahead of her! She might
even get to uphold your legacy, Master Osborne!”
Meanwhile, Anne was a little light-headed from all the praise, but she still put on a humble front. “Oh
no, you all tter me. I’m still young, so there’s still a long way to gopared to my grandfather.” At
that moment, her honorable status as Louis’ granddaughter made her shine. Taking in the admiration of
the crowd, she was feeling ted.
However, the glory didn’tst for too long, as it was soon disrupted by a teensy voice. “Mr. Louis, I’m
here!”
Overjoyed upon hearing Carmen’s voice, Louis hastily took a few steps forward, whereas the crowd
parted to let him through. Michael had Carmen in his arms, who was wearing a pink dress and pink bow,
looking all delicate and outrageously adorable.
“Hiya! You’re finally here! I’ve been waiting so long for you!” Louis carried Carmen in his arms after
carefully taking her from Michael. Laying eyes on her cute appearance lifted his spirits, and both Sophia
and Michael’s presence further enraptured him. As soon as he began talking to Michael and Sophia, the
people who were ttering Anne just moments ago turned to focus on Carmen.
“Mr. Fletcher, fancy seeing you here! So I figure this little girl is your daughter?”
“Oh gosh, she seems like an outstanding girl gifted with both good looks and talent! I bet she will rise to
prominence in the future!”
Standing at the side, Anne was feeling vexed for being left out by the crowd. She was ring at Carmen,
who was in Louis’ arms. As far as she could remember, she was the only one who ever received such
exclusive treatment from him, so she didn’t understand why Louis would dote on Carmen so much when
thetter wasn’t even rted to him.
Clenching her fists while feelings of jealousy burned within her, Anne scrunched up the paper that was
pressed under her palm, ruining the calligraphy work that Louis had justpleted. Luckily, everybody’s
attention was on Carmen, so she left hastily before anyone noticed her.
Anne left the scene in absolute frustration, but she bumped into a blonde man unexpectedly right after
taking a few steps. The tall man had his back to her, and the sight of him gave her butterflies in her
stomach while her heart fluttered. Since Louis seemed to like this man, she figured she should approach
him. Seeing that he was admiring a piece that was titled ‘Wondrous Land’, she cleared her throat while
walking up to him. “Although seemingly wless, this piece in fact contains a few imperfections.”
Upon hearing Anne’s words, the man turned around to regard her curiously. His blue eyes were as
mysterious as the bright stars above, while his sharp features looked exquisite. Although Anne had
emigrated to a foreign country a long time ago, she only ever dated people who were of the same
ethnicity as her, as she didn’t like foreigners. From her point of view, foreigners looked too rugged for her
taste, but the man in front of her seemed quite delicate. Although he had the appearance of a foreigner,
he had an air of schrly elegance that was unique to men in Cethos, which was mesmerizing.
The man asked, “Miss, how did you know about that?”
Stepping forward, Anne stood beside him. “Because my Grandpa was the one who created this piece!”
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Sure enough, the young man seemed impressed. “So you are Master Osborne’s granddaughter! No
wonder I find you otherworldly!”
His words satisfied her vanity, so she chuckled bashfully. “You should drop the formalities. My name is
Anne Osborne. You may address me as Anne!”
The young man replied to her, “Miss Anne, I am a member of the Edwards Family. It’s a pleasure to meet
you.”
After some pleasing conversation, Anne exined while pointing at a certain area on the painting, “I
touched the painting by ident when my Grandpa justpleted it, which nearly ruined it for good, but
he salvaged it using his extraordinary skills. However, you can see a few traces left behind from the
incident. Take a look at this spot, and here, and there…”
On the other hand, Louis put Carmen down on the table, absolutely enchanted by her. Carmen didn’t
seem flustered by the attention at all as she called out to Louis repeatedly, which seemed to please him.
Picking up his brush, he offered, “Come, I’ll present you with a piece of my calligraphic work!”
The crowd was astonished by his decision, as Carmen was extremely fortunate to have been presented
with a masterpiece by Louis. Carmen quickly replied, “Thank you, Mr. Louis! I love you!”
Upon seeing Carmen making a heart gesture to him, Louis was absolutely overjoyed. He had his
assistant prepare a new piece of paper while he dipped his brush into the ink, nning on what to write
for Carmen.
However, just when he was about to start writing, he remembered that Anne was with him just moments
ago, so he scanned his surroundings in search of her. That was when he saw her chatting amicably with
a handsome young man, and the two of them were exchanging numbers. Then, he did a double take, for
that young man was the one he noticed earlier. Now that looked at him again, he figured he still seemed
to like thetter, so it would be great if Anne would marry him.
Such thoughts delighted him, so he began writing, moving his hand deftly. After a few vigorous strokes,
hepleted a calligraphic work that he presented to Carmen. On the piece of paper, the words read,
‘To Carmen Sophia Fletcher, study hard, and always work to improve yourself.’ The audience gave a
round of apuse when he stamped his name on it, as his name would ensure that the piece was even
more valuable.
After that, Louis put his brush away while telling Carmen, “Carmen, you’ll have to work hard to be
exemry people like your parents!”
epting the gift from Louis cheerfully, Carmen replied, “Okay, Mr. Louis! Thank you! I love you!”
Louis was so very enchanted by her cuteness that he wanted her to demonstrate her calligraphic skills
as well. Standing on a chair, Carmen didn’t seem afraid at all while writing. Although young, and her
skills weren’t even remotely close to reaching his standards, she was still able to write neatly, which
surprised Louis greatly.
He figured that Carmen was already more talented than a lot of her peers despite still having a long way
to go. Having learned quite a lot of words already, Carmen could write down some of the simpler ones,
and her neat handwriting was a show of hertent talents.
“Who taught you to write?” Louis couldn’t help but ask.
After writing down another word, she said, “My Uncle Linus taught me.”
Michael quickly stepped in to make an introduction. “He is my wife’s twin brother. He came along with my
father-inw too. They are both enthusiasts for calligraphic work, as well as fans of yours. They have a
large collection of your works, and they have been wanting to meet you in person.” For all Michael cared,
he saw that as an opening to introduce Cooper and Linus to Louis. In his mind, he figured that Cooper
would be grateful toward him, so he would probably give his son-inw less of an attitude.