“Fascinating…” the king says, I assumed he was speaking about the painting but I still did not look in his direction instead I took in a few deep breaths and tried to swallow down my emotions, I wiped the tears from my face but more kept falling down freely, I felt a sob lodge in my throat, waiting to be let loose, I felt like a complete disaster at that moment.
“The first time I saw that painting of yours… The one of the garden, I knew at that very moment that I wanted you to paint me and this…” the king chuckled “ This is way beyond my expectations, you really never disappoint Vera, you keep reminding me that I made the right choice over and over again the day I saved you from your father’s killer”
I became choked up with emotions one I heard the last sentence. I turned to look at hi
