As if by magic, the spectators began to move like magic.
The spectators each asked questions to Ines with curious faces.
“Is that really what the Countess Brierton did?”
“The style of painting is very similar to that of the Count, so what are the paintings that the Count has submitted so far?”
Hearing the countless questions pouring in, Ines felt her heart swell. Finally, she took the first step out of Ryan’s shadow. As proof of that, everyone was looking at her.
Ines, not Ryan.
****
“Ahhhh!”
As the colorful lace curtains were removed, the bright sunlight dazzled into the room.
It had been a long time since the sun had risen high already. Ryan wrinkled his forehead angrily and crouched down.
“I guess I drank too much yesterday.”
It felt like someone was banging his head with a hammer, so Ryan bit his molars, making a painful noise.
“Ugh….”
“Oh, no! Ryan! Ryan!”
But he was just about to go back to sleep again. Someone shook him, who was fast asleep, to wake him up. Ryan tossed and turned under the covers.
“Ugh, what?!”
“Look at this, it’s a big deal!”
Regardless, Charlotte held the newspaper in front of Ryan’s nose.
It was an article from Elton.
“What’s the matter…?”
Ryan, who was nervously blurring the end of his words, opened his eyes wide for a moment. It was because the headline that was embedded in the top of the newspaper caught his eyes.
“Hey, what the hell is this!”
Ryan raised his voice like a scream and snatched the newspaper from Charlotte’s hand. The content of the newspaper was truly speculative.
“Ines, this is… … ?!”
Ryan gritted his teeth. Charlotte looked at Ryan worriedly.
“Ryan, what should we do?”
“What the hell, I have to go and fix it right away!”
Ryan screamed out in frustration, and got up urgently.
After a while.
Ryan, who had dressed roughly, rushed outside.
****
He had no idea how he got to the exhibition.
‘Ugh, I think I’m going to vomit.’
Ryan managed to calm his upset stomach with excessive drinking and got out of the carriage.
He stumbled a couple of times from the drunkenness that didn’t go away, but he got into the exhibition hall anyway.
At the same time, the eyes of the audience immediately turned to Ryan.
“Isn’t that Count Brierton?”
“That’s right! He came in after all this fuss…”
“What the hell is he thinking?”
The ladies covered their mouths with their fans and nodded.
They lowered their voices, but he could hear everything.
Was that all?
Some of the older gentlemen were clicking their tongues.
Among them were the men who played poker with him and drank with him at the club!
‘Sh*t!’
Ryan chewed a curse word inwardly. Looking around, he saw Ines standing in the distance.
She seemed very happy, seeing her smiling brightly while surrounded by people.
‘That!’ Sparks bounced off Ryan’s eyes.
‘That position belongs to me!’
The audience who would look up to him, their sweet voices admiring the genius.
Thousands of people who would want a single piece of attention from him.
‘It’s mine. That….all mine… !!’
Although all the attention he had was because of Ines’ paintings, what’s wrong with that?
When the husband’s outside work goes well, the wife will be happy too!
If you were born as a woman, you should be courteous and supportive!
“Ines!!”
Ryan shouted loudly.
The spectators, startled by the loud resounding voice, turned around. Ryan was taken aback for a moment by the numerous gazes, but then he put strength on his shoulders and walked in.
People scattered like grains of sand, and Ines, standing in the middle, became closer.
Ryan grabbed Ines’ shoulder.
“How the hell did this happen!”
At the claw-like grip, Ines’ shoulders stiffen.
A faint fear crept across her face.
But it was only for a short moment.
“Let go of me.”
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Ines, who shook off Ryan’s hand, took a couple of steps back.
Then she straightened her back and looked into Ryan’s eyes.