"Stop crying. I do not know who threatened you or what they threatened you with. But I already agreed to sell the painting to them while you and Heya were out. So can you stop crying now? I did not know you were this soft" Muchen added with a sad smile.
"Why would I be ha—" She paused and her eyes widened when her brain registered what he had just said.
"Paint...ing?" She stammered and looked up at him in surprise.
"How....how did... you know?"
"I was right after all. It was related to the painting."
He released her cupped chin and smoothened her hair like she was a child while her big eyes continued to stare at him in surprise.
"Do you know why it was easy for me to fall in love with you?" He suddenly asked her out of the blue.
Still in shock, she shook her head.
He guided her to sit back on the couch and began to say..
