Chapter 20

ANGER, CONFUSION, AND frustration were not a good combination that Nina felt during that moment. And she doesn't know how to react to Hayes' revelation.

But she was also not a fool to not understand what he meant. She was able to gradually patch everything up and it just made her suffer even more.

The door opened and two men entered carrying a large object that was covered with gray cloth. They put that on the side before they immediately left.

Hayes held out his hand to Nina but instead of accepting it, she stood up and walked towards the object then removed its cover. The word surprise was not enough to describe what she felt when she saw the painting of a beautiful woman.

Maybe if she didn’t know the history of her family she might think the woman was one of her ancestors. They're not identically look alike but they have the same eyes and lips which make them have a resemblance to each other. The woman in the painting had straight and golden brown hair wearing a simple dress yet it