NovelTrue9 The Real and the False Phoenix Above the golden phoenix, a bright, silver moon hung high in the sky.
+8 Pearls The moon cast a soft, gauzy glow, and circling its edges was a golden-red bird. At first glance, it looked like a small phoenix...
But Jean knew-it wasn't a phoenix.
She narrowed her eyes, and all the excitement and joy that had filled them vanished. A cold, dull shade crept into her gaze instead.
The master's painting... Was it about the real and the false phoenix? It was clear-the phoenix rising from the flames below was the real one. That phoenix should've been the one occupying the space around the moon.
Yet right now, it was the false phoenix-one that only resembled the real thing-circling that sacred place above.
A cuckoo in the nest, a fraud dressed in glory. Did the master know something? Or was it all just a coincidence? Jean felt the sting of irony pierce straight through her.
The crowd didn't seem to notice anything unusual. In their eyes, this was simply a masterfully executed, beautifully composed painting of a phoenix.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEveryone looked genuinely stunned, their faces lit with awe, as though witnessing a once-in-a-lifetmasterpiece.
It seemed like only Jean noticed the metaphor buried deep within the canvas.
Sienna's eyes lit up with delight; the moment she saw the painting, her heart surged with emotion.
Her gaze slowly drifted to the bottom corner, where the artist's signature was written.
Tyler. This was painted by Tyler? Sienna's eyes flew wide open, her joy swelling even more.
Jean, that child, she had really put her heart into this.
She had only casually mentioned Tyler once in passing, and Jean remembered-then gave her this incredible surprise on her birthday.
Clearly, this painting had been a private commission by Jean.
Because Sienna had seen all of Tyler's published works-and this painting had never appeared in any of them.
She truly admired Tyler. In fact, she had studied his entire portfolio, appreciating every single piece without exception..
But until now, she'd never thought about commissioning a custom piece from him. She'd heard the artist had never revealed his face and had an infamously eccentric personality.
She simply appreciated his art-for the man himself, she hadn't thought much.
She simply appreciated it; art-for 10:06 Sun, 27 Jul Chapter 539 The Real and the False Phoenix She hadn't expected Jean to go this far....
At that moment, Sienna was deeply moved.
Not just because Jean had remembered what she liked, but because- To make this happen, Jean must've gone through quite a bit with Tyler.
+8 Pearls Negotiating with such a temperamental master surely took an enormous amount of effort and patience.
Sienna's heart felt full, overflowing with emotion. She couldn't help but lift her gaze) looking up at the small ΕΠ.
window on the second floor. She couldn't see Jean behind the window, but she knew-her Jean was right the Sensing Sienna's gaze, Jean's eyes paused for a beat.
Unlike Sienna, Jean felt no joy at all.
An unshakable unease crept up inside her, and she instinctively pressed her lips into a tight line.
Just then, the banquet hall doors suddenly flew open.
Someone entirely unexpected appeared without warning.
Jean's eyes widened, her pupils trembling slightly.
In that moment, everyone's attention in the room fixed shifted. Every eye in on the tall, slender figure at the entrance. Jean included. The newcomer gave a faint, unreadable smile.
She wore a simple black tracksuit-nothing flashy-yet it gave her an air that was cold and cutting.
Her cool, detached gaze swept across the entire room, then shen roam then shen walked straight toward Sienna, who stood at the center of the hall. 5.5K
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