While investigating the profession of portrait artist, Teresa discovered that it was not only about mastering the basics of painting, but also understanding the laws of human genetics.
Each feature of a child's face, she realized, contained features of their parents.
Therefore, she frequently used herself as a model. She often compared her own features to those of her mom, trying to extrapolate her dad's appearance from the similarities and differences.
To her surprise, the image of her dad that she painted was of a completely unfamiliar man.
Initially, she thought she had made a mistake somewhere, so she continually improved her skills.
However, no matter how many times she painted, the 'dad' she painted was always this stranger, without exception!
Teresa was truly puzzled because she had never seen this man before. Ever since she was born, her mom had been Marguerite, and her dad was Maurice. There was no reason for there to be a mistake! Therefore, Teresa could only hide this painting.
She was afraid that her mom and dad would be hurt if they knew she doubted her own origins.
She didn’t want to upset her mom and dad.
With a sigh of melancholy, Teresa, as serious as a mature adult, put away the two portraits of her 'dads', quickly finished the one she was working on, and sent it off to Miley.
Then, she quickly added a message, "Miley, painting portraits takes so much out of me, I need a break."
On the other end, receiving the portrait, Miley breathed a sigh of relief.
She immediately forwarded it to the client, who quickly sent the balance of payment.
Counting the hefty sum, Miley was in high spirits. She couldn’t wait to share the joy with Robert, but she noticed he was busy on a phone call.
Finally, when he hung up, Miley immediately asked, "What’s going on? You've been busy all day, and even during our date, you seemed preoccupied."
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