Chapter 192. A Nice Beginning

“Beautiful, right?” A male voice echoed as a figure settled beside her. “Your own?” The guy asked, pointing at an artwork that was definitely Ayana’s.

Ayana smiled back appreciatively. “Yeah. That is one of my own,” she said nervously.

The man touched the art, almost feeling like the magical blue color was pulling him towards the painting. “I love the touch of everything inside. It feels magical. You have a talent, for sure,” he said.

“Thank you, sir,” Ayana said as the man moved along the line of painting. Surprisingly, her own art seemed to captivate the man more. He paused and took quite a long time on each of her paintings, scanning them as if he felt a connection with them.

“Good afternoon, sir. I am Miss Ayana Salma. I have been painting for years, and I have brought some of my recent work to share with you,” she introduced herself, her voice steady despite the butterflies in her stomach, and presented her portfolio with a trembling hand.

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