"I know." Hearing that Lucille was willing to sell, Zoel added immediately, "My family has not only opened a museum, but we also have an auction company. Recently, there is an auction for the paintings of some contemporary celebrities. I can get your painting in. If anyone likes it, you can sell it at a good price."
"No, I know my level very well. Not to mention being a master, my paintings still have a distance from a teacher's level."
Lucille understood that her paintings would sell fine in a small gallery, but if they were put together with the work of an expert, one could tell which was better at a glance easily.
"Then... Are you willing to study at an art academy? My family is the dean of Three K Art Academy. You can join and study there. In the next two years, no matter how you progress, as long as you graduate from there, you can sell your paintings at a higher price," Zoel suggested.
"Three K Art Academy?"
Although Lucille was not an expert in arts, she knew about the Three K Art Academy. It was the most famous art academy in the country. All the students in it were masters in paintings.
"Yeah, do you want to study over there?"
"Yes!"
As soon as Zoel asked, Lucille agreed immediately, but she was also aware of her own problem. "It doesn't seem appropriate for a rookie like me to study together with those masters over there."
"You don't have to worry about this. Leave everything else to me as long as you're willing to!"
"I..." She looked at his enthusiastic expression. She wanted to say yes, but she stopped at second thought. "Forget it. If you are fine with it, I will continue to sell paintings in your gallery."
She owed Zoel too much, but there was nothing she could do to pay him back. She could not ask for more.
She was simpleminded, and all her feelings seemed to be shown on her face. He could tell her thought at a glance.
"My purpose is to let you gain some added value! I have said before that when you become a master, the price of your paintings will be increased, and I will make more money. If you feel that you owe me something, you can increase my commission."
He spoke confidently.
His statement was the same as it had been in the past.
His words had eased Lucille, but she still felt a little worried. "What if I can't become a master?"
"You have to be confident in yourself!" He cheered her up.
"It won't work even if I have the confidence. It's because of talent..."
She was a little discouraged. She wished to meet the masters in Three K Art Academy, but she was struggling internally.
A piercing scream then sounded.
Aurora started to wail in Zoel's arms.
"Look, even Aurora doesn't like to hear you underestimate yourself," he deliberately said so.
She took Aurora over and pointed at her mouth with her finger, counterattacking. "She's hungry."
Knowing that Lucille was going to feed Aurora, he quickly got up and pulled over the curtains in the ward.
The thick curtains immediately separated the entire ward into two spaces.
Marvin left the hospital and went to work. Alma went home alone, grabbing a cab.
When Alma returned home, she saw Natasha lying on the sofa, eating snacks with her legs crossed and watching a show on the tablet in her hand.
Natasha's appearance was completely different from what she usually showed to others.
"How could you sit like this? Fortunately, Marvin didn't come back with me!" Seeing her disgraceful act, Alma chastised her immediately. "If he sees you acting like this, he will be nagging me."
"It's the daytime now. How could he come back?" Natasha listened to her accusation and did not move. She took a potato chip and stuffed it into her mouth instead.
Seeing that Natasha didn't listen to her, Alma stopped talking about it. "It's daytime. Why don't you go to work?"
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