Chapter 199
After getting the keys to Carney Artful Reverie, Seraphina had a ce to spend her free time.
Even though the exhibition opening was scheduled after her wedding with Leandro, most of her time
was consumed by preparations for the exhibition, apart from dealing with Leandro
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That day, Seraphina stayedte at Carney Artful Reverie again. When Leandro left thepany and
found out she hadn’t left yet, he instructed his driver toe here.
The lights in the gallery were still on. Leandro got out of the car and saw Seraphina standing with her
back to the entrance.
In front of Seraphina was a spot originally meant for her childhood portrait, but now a painting of a rose
had taken its ce.
Seraphina stood in front of the rose painting, silently observing it
Leandro approached her slowly and stood beside her, “What happened to the previous painting?”
Seraphina turned her head to look at him and gave a slight smile, “What do you think of this one here?”
“It doesn’t quite match your father’s usual style.” Leandro responded.
Seraphina suddenly burst intoughter.
Leandro was not wrong, Carney’s painting style was usually cold, simple in color yet strong in style, like
the portrait of Seraphina at the age of ten, which only used two tones of ck and red. But when he
painted roses, he used the most vibrant and full colors, making the roses extraordinarily vivid and eye–
catching.
“Because he painted it for the woman he loved most.” Seraphina said, “Such intense use of color
represents his fullve. When painting these roses, he was not a painter, but a man in love.”
This painting was the one exhibited at Mas Moonhaven exhibition. When Magdalen casually sold
Carney’s paintings, Ma rushed over, only managing to save this one. He had kept it in good
condition over the years, and as soon as Seraphina asked about it, he immediately sent someone to
deliver it
To Seraphina, this painting was the best representation of her father’s inner emotions. It wasn’t her
childhood portrait that deserved this spot, but this beautiful rose
‘He loved my mom the most, but unfortunately, she never wanted to see these paintings again.” She
fell silent for a moment, then continued, “But this is my father’s exhibition, so it should be arranged
ording to his wishes”
Leandro listened quietly but didn’t offer anyment. After a long time, he finally said, “Let’s go home.”
Seraphina came back to her senses, and with a somewhat exaggerated gasp, she covered her mouth,
“Did youe here specially to pick me up? I’m so sorry for keeping you waiting, let’s go now!”
She quickly grabbed her purse, and turning around, she took Leandro’s arm. As they walked out, she
asked, “Hey, I heard the owners of the two auction houses on this street are acquainted with you too, is
it true?”
Sheughed in a flirtatious and fawning way, clearly having a favor to ask Leandro, however, was not
very willing to answer.
As they walked out the door, Seraphina was still tightly holding onto Leandro. Even though he didn’t
respond, to outsiders, they looked like a very loving couple
Seraphina would y with his tie one minute, and pull at his shirt the next. In the midst of this yful
fuss, a couple across the street suddenly caught her eye. Seraphina stopped in her tracks and looked
up
The moment she saw the two figures, she felt a sense of familiarity. She looked directly at them, and
sure enough, they were people she knew – Bowen Smith and Ta.
Leandro followed her gaze and squinted slightly.
Seeming to feel their gazes, Bowen looked and
saw them. Quickly, he brought Tania over and said, “Sera, Mr. Reynolds, what a coincidence!”
Seraphina nced at the hand Tania had ced on Bowen’s arm, and Tania also looked at her hand
on Leandro’s arm. “Bowen, what are you doing here?” Seraphina asked.
“We just went to a concert here” Bowen replied. “Our car happened to be parked nearby and didn’t
expect to run into you two. Did youe for the
concert?”
“No.” Seraphina pointed to Carney Artful Reverie behind her, “I’m preparing an exhibition here. Bowen,
if you have time, you’re wee to visit.” After she finished speaking, she noticed Tania, standing next
to Bowen, moving her mouth as if she wanted to say something. But after she looked at Leandro, she
didn’t say anything. Instead, she said, “Mr. Reynolds, are you interested in famous paintings? My family
also has quite a collection. I should have invited you over more often, maybe our families would be
closer now, what a shame…”
After finishing her sentence, Tania nced at Seraphina, appearing as if she wanted to say more but
held back, her scornful look was not concealed. Seraphina turned to look at Leandro, “Do you know
Tania? Does her family have many famous paintings? Why didn’t you go take a look?”
“I don’t know whether the Martin family has any famous paintings, Leandro responded bluntly. They do
have many celebrities, but I’m not interested in them.”
“You..” Tania’s face changed, wanting to retort but hesitated. After a pause, she sarcastically said,
“True, the kind of woman men are interested in would
belike Ms. Bet.
At her words, Leandro’s face remained unchanged, but his eyes turned cold. He nced at Tania, who
immediately moved behind Bowen
But Seraphina justughed, “Thank you for thepliment. After all, I’m both talented and beautiful,
it’s not my fault.”
As she spoke, she gazed at the car window ss, appearing narcissistic and naive
Seeing that scene, Tania was both scared of Leandro and looked down on Seraphina. She could only
grab Bowen and quickly leave, with him reluctantly saying goodbye and leading her away.
The moment they left, Seraphina’s smile faded and she hopped into the car with a frosty expression.
Only when Leandro had climbed in did she ask, “So, what’s the deal between you and that Tania girl?”
“Nothing” Leandro responded.
Seraphina scoffed. “You’re at the point of being invited to her house and you’re iming there’s nothing
going on? Who are you trying to fool?”
Leandro calmly replied, “Thave no reason to lie to you?
Seraphina pondered for a moment, then deliberately moved closer to him. Looking up, she asked,
“Can’t you just answer me straight? How do you know her? And the Martins, they’ve got some big
shots in their family, right? What kind of big shots are we talking about? Howe I’ve never heard of
them?” Leandro nced at her, seeing through her feigned jealousy to her curiosity about the Martins,
After all, she was a journalist, always sniffing around for thetest gossip
The Martins made their fortune through some shady business back in the day. They’ve been trying to
clean up their act recently, but there’s still a lot of dirtyundry hidden away. Some of the family
members have be infamous because of the scandals.” Leandro replied, “Happy now?”
Upon hearing this, Seraphina blinked and continued to press him, ‘So, how did you be connected
to them?”