Chapter 216
The people from the Fine Art Society had come to welcome Mono personally.
It had to be a coincidence, Hannah thought—there was no way that car was Aria’s.
Hannah was the first to jump out, urging. “Mono is still here, let’s hurry and say hello.” She and Liams neshed straight toward the old master
“Mono, it’s an honor. I’m Hannah, team leader at Kerano Global Health and heiress of the Gibson family. Her voice was crisp, every word full of pride.
She wanted to stay in the country for her career, and her mentor hadn’t revoked her status, just told her to think carefully
Getting a chance to work at Kerano Global Health was every graduate’s dream..
Honestly, she didn’t want to give it up–especially if it meant she could become a professor someday.
But she was still waiting to see if Aria would take the position at Mandino University.
If she did, Hannah could safely return to Kerano and never cross paths with her again.
Mono glanced over, his gaze sweeping across both of them before finally resting on Liam, his tone suddenly sharp. “You must be Liam?”
Liam froze, then broke into a wide, hopeful smile. “Yes, Mono, I’m Liam.”
So Mono knew who he was.
Liam’s hands shook with excitement as he struggled to remain composed. But Mono’s next words shattered his hope in a heartbeat.
“I do know you. You cheated on Miss Gibson here, abandoned your wife who slaved away for the Cole family, left her with nothing, and then tried to seize her shares for yourself.”
Both Liam and Hannah’s faces went pale.
“Mono, there’s a misunderstanding!” Liam hurried to explain. “Our separation was amicable, the misunderstanding has been resolved, and everything that belonged to my ex–wife has been returned by the Cole family.”
Mono only sneered. “Oh, so it’s me who misunderstood you two, is it?”
Liam, not sensing the irony, pressed on eagerly, “Mono, my grandfather is a huge admirer of your work. Unfortunately, we can’t find your paintings anywhere these days.”
At this, Mono’s eyes grew even colder. “Really? Well, that’s a shame. I handed all my works over to my apprentice.”
The meaning was clear: if you want a Mono painting, you’ll have to find his apprentice. But of course, nobody knew who that was.
Liam asked directly, “Mono, would you mind…”
“If you know it’s a bother, then shut up,” Mono snapped, his patience gone.
Liam faltered, finally picking up on Mono’s hostility.
Maybe all those rumors online had made him angry.
Truth was, Liam really had misjudged Aria. But trying to say any more would only dig the hole deeper.
Noticing Gael standing nearby, Liam quickly thought to himself, ‘Gael had been with Mono for years–he must know the apprentice’s contact info. Maybe he could find a way to speak to him alone
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Chapter 216
Hannah saw the dead end and came up with another plan. “Mene, my cousin Collin just won first prize. If this year art cont the International finals too.
“He admires you immensely—he even turned down Johan’s Invitation to be his student because he dreams of becoming your appetensen, ni Johan will also be at the competition and may try to publicly force Collin to accept him as a teacher.
“Collin will have no choice but to say yes unless you step in. If you agree to take him, the Gilson family will forever be in your debt.”
Collin was a prodigy, regarded as the most gifted artist of his generation.
Hannah thought, Once Mono sees Collin’s work, he’ll be impressed for sure.
And if Collin can call Mono his teacher, getting two of Mono’s paintings would be a piece of cake.
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