The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1528

Stella had nothing else to do, so she chatted a bit more with L.

"These aren't replicas; they're all originals. I heard the head of the Gardner family put on this exhibition for someone special. I was just lucky enough to benefit from it and see everything."

L's chat box showed that she was typing, but a long time passed without a message.

Stella found it odd and assumed the other person had just tapped the keyboard by accident.

Just as she was about to put her phone down, a message from L finally came through.

"Did you have fun today?"

Stella replied, "For the most part, yes."

L asked, "For the most part? Sounds like something unpleasant happened?"

Stella typed, "Yeah, I ran into someone I can't stand at the exhibition. I can't believe I saw him here of all places."

L asked, "Why do you dislike him?"

Stella replied, "Because of him, I can no longer do what I love."

This time, it took L a long while to reply.

"Do you hate him?"

Stella said, "I used to, but not anymore. Hate is a very strong emotion. Disliking him is enough."

L replied, "You have a good outlook on things."

Stella said, "He's already faced consequences for his actions. I don't want to waste my time on someone who doesn't matter. Hating someone is still a form of caring."

L asked another question, "What about me? Am I an irrelevant person to you?"

Staring at the unexpected message on her screen, Stella smiled gently.

Harold stammered, "Don't you want to... keep a few?"

Joshua wouldn't be an artist, but that didn't mean he didn't appreciate collectibles. Even Harold knew how valuable these paintings were, impossible to measure in money. And Joshua was giving them away without a second thought. It was even more shocking than when he had given Stella the family token.

Joshua said, "No. For me, these paintings are just collectibles. But for Star, they mean something entirely different."

"..."

Harold grumbled internally. What's the difference? Stella's just going to put them in a collection, too, right?

But Harold was smart enough not to say it out loud. A man determined to give a gift would find a hundred reasons for the other person to accept it.

Harold said, "Understood, sir. I'll get it done right away."

Just as he was about to hang up, Joshua spoke again. "Star and I might go out on the water tomorrow. Make the arrangements. If she likes any of the islands, give them to her as well."