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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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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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