•32•Exhibition Night

Adam scanned the exhibition room, taking in the several nature and wildlife photographs that lined the smooth blue plaster walls, and the several people who were busy checking them out and discussing among themselves.

"Congrats, Adam. You never cease to amaze me." A middle-aged man passing by told him with a smile.

Adam smiled back at him. He'd lost count of the number of congratulations he'd received tonight.

It seemed that every year, his fanbase grew, and so did the people who were willing to buy his photographs. It surprised him how marvelled people were, even at the photos he'd taken when he'd been least inspired.

Eva had been right about how much people were going to love them.

The thought of Eva made him let out a sigh of longing. There wasn't a single day that he didn't think of her or consider Victoria's suggestion to go seduce her into stopping her wedding so they could be together.

But he knew doing exactly the opposite was the best option. He'd had enough instability to la