Chapter 228 Ms. Galatea, Long Time No See
The gallery manager stormed over, clearly annoyed. "What's going on here? Don't you realize this could drive away customers?"
As soon as the manager arrived, the hostess switched to an innocent face. "Sir, I'm so sorry! This woman is causing trouble on purpose. She's dressed inappropriately and insists on barging in."
The manager turned to see who it was, and his stern expression vanished. He quickly bent down, nodding and bowing. "Ms. Galatea, it's you!"
The hostess was stunned, looking confused. "Sir? She?"
Katherine smiled slightly and said, "Yes, it's me. But it seems your gallery doesn't welcome people dressed like me?"
The gallery manager's smile became painfully awkward. He shot a glare at the hostess who had offended the important client and quickly apologized to the distinguished guest, "No way! Ms. Galatea, I'm so sorry for any discomfort! She's just a temp and doesn't fully get our gallery's rules. Please don't be mad; I'll fire her right away!"
With a lazy, indifferent expression, Katherine told the manager, "Whether you fire her or not is your gallery's business, not mine. Art isn't about segregating people based on social class. What someone wears to an exhibition is their personal choice, and your gallery shouldn't judge people by their attire."
The manager nodded repeatedly with a forced smile. "Ms. Galatea, you're absolutely right. We'll definitely learn from this and correct our employees' attitudes!"
Katherine raised an eyebrow and asked, "So, can I go in now?"
The gallery manager, still nodding, said, "Of course, of course! Ms. Galatea, please come in!"
Katherine strolled into the gallery at a leisurely pace.
The hostess watched her go in, astonished, and asked in confusion, "Manager, that woman..."
"What do you mean 'that woman'? Show some respect! That's Ms. Galatea, our most distinguished guest today! Offending her is a serious mistake, got it?" the gallery manager scolded sternly.
What?!
The important guest the manager was waiting for turned out to be the girl dressed so inappropriately.
She found it hard to believe and questioned, "But she doesn't look wealthy at all! Sir, who exactly is that girl?"
The gallery manager looked at the unrepentant employee with disdain and coldly said, "You don't need to know any more! I'm officially notifying you now that you're fired. Go to the finance department to collect your pay and leave immediately! Our gallery doesn't need employees as vulgar and shallow as you!"
The hostess was dumbfounded. She hadn't expected to be fired and panicked. "Sir, please don't fire me! I didn't mean it. Please give me another chance."
The gallery manager, eager to attend to the distinguished guest, had no time for her. He shook off her pleading hand with disdain, patted the spot she had touched, and turned away without looking back.
She called out, "Sir!"
Feeling both angry and unwilling, the hostess had no choice but to cry as she went to the finance department to collect her pay.
Soothing classical music was played in the gallery, while guests focused on Michelangelo's iconic works.
Katherine stood alone in a quiet spot, looking thoughtfully at a still-life painting on the wall.
In fact, she wasn't particularly interested in this kind of commercial art exhibition. The reason she came today was that she heard Michelangelo would personally attend the exhibition.
According to the information Joshua provided, Michelangelo was Claire's art teacher and the only person among the limited clues who knew Claire's identity!
She wanted to take this opportunity to meet Michelangelo and ask him about Claire.
Who exactly was Claire? Who was chasing her back then? Was she still alive?
At that moment, the gallery manager approached respectfully. "Ms. Galatea, is there any painting you fancy? Let me introduce it to you."
Katherine snapped out of her thoughts and looked at the gallery manager indifferently.
"Not for now. If I see a painting I like, I'll ask you about it. First, tell me, when will Michelangelo attend?"
The gallery manager sighed and replied, "Unfortunately, there's been a change of plans. Michelangelo was supposed to attend, but his wife fell ill suddenly before his departure. Michelangelo needs to stay in France to take care of her and can't come to our country for the exhibition."
He can't come? Katherine frowned slightly, feeling troubled.
Michelangelo can't come to Janetrick, and shecouldn't go abroad to find him right now.
The Melville family had been searching for her whereabouts for the past month. If she left the country now, there would be a record of her departure, exposing her location.
During this time, she hadn't used her own identity for any transactions, relying on Frank and Ambrosia for daily activities to avoid leaving traces the Melville family could follow.
She didn't have time to keep up the fake marriage game with Alex just to appease the elders!
The urgent task was to find out Claire's identity and what happened back then that forced Claire into such a desperate situation, making it impossible for her to stay by her side.
If Claire were still alive, she must find her whereabouts!
If Claire was no longer alive, she must find out the cause of death and avenge her!
Seeing Katherine's lack of interest in the artworks, the gallery manager suggested, "Ms. Galatea, if you're not very interested in these paintings, there are some other artists' works ahead. How about I take you to see them?"
Katherine gathered her thoughts and asked directly, "Do you have any paintings by Lotus?"
The gallery manager was quite surprised and answered, "Yes, we have two paintings by Lotus in this exhibition! Lotus is a talented student of Michelangelo. Michelangelo often includes some of his student's works in his exhibitions, and this time is no different. However, it's uncommon for people to inquire about this relatively unknown artist. Lotus has a distinctive style and has chosen to remain anonymous, without any self-promotion, so she isn't widely recognized internationally. I didn't expect you to appreciate her paintings!"
Katherine didn't want to explain too much and said, "Where are they? I want to see them."
The gallery manager said, "Sure, Ms. Galatea, this way, please!"
He introduced, "Ms. Galatea, here you are. These two are said to have been painted by Lotus during her student days!"
The gallery manager raised his hand to introduce the two paintings hanging side by side on the wall.
One painting depicted a man's silhouette, which gave Katherine a strangely familiar feeling.
The other was a very realistic landscape.
Katherine didn't say much, "I'll take both. Please wrap them up for me."
The gallery manager loved straightforward buyers who didn't ask about the price. He smiled politely, nodding and bowing. "Alright, Ms. Galatea, please wait here for a moment. I'll get someone to take the paintings down and wrap them up for you."
The gallery manager left, and Katherine stared at the paintings on the wall, lost in thought.
These are Mommy's student-era paintings. Back then, her style was still warm, indicating a carefree and happy period in her life.
And there’s a man's silhouette in the painting, was he someone Mommy once liked?
Could he be... her biological father?
Katherine was deep in thought when a familiar male voice suddenly sounded from behind. "Ms. Galatea, long time no see."
Katherine paused, snapped out of her thoughts, and turned to see. Afamiliar, handsome face reflected in her eyes.
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