Olivia was left in the room and after a few minutes of deep thought, she stood and walked towards 'Sir James'. Her fingers ran through the intricate hand-carved wooden frame painted in gold.
Slowly, her eyes turned glassy at the thought of 'Ophelia' standing side by side with 'Sir James' in a few hours. It had been a year since she bought 'Ophelia' at a charity auction in Dubai where a colleague invited her.
She smiled as she remembered how it was love at first sight for Olivia when her eyes landed on the portrait of a cat dressed in royal clothing.
It was not the ridiculousness of a cat dressed in human clothing that hooked her, rather, it was the eyes of the feline that seemed to speak to her.
She searched far and wide for the artist who painted 'Ophelia', willing to pay a blank check for anything that would accompany her lonely portrait.
