Chapter 93\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daniel said that different people would have different interpretations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For Natalie, the interpretation was simple. She never got what she waited for. The light in her heart had burned brightly for five long years, day and night, because Jeffrey had never come home on time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019d say he was out entertaining clients, working late, or in meetings. She would wait, foolishly, until he finally appeared.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No matter how exhausted she was, she couldn\u2019t bring herself to go to bed. She\u2019d curl up on the couch or sit on the balcony, watching the empty night with only a little lamp keeping her\u00a0<\/p>\n
company.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She couldn\u2019t bear the thought of Jeffrey coming home after a long day, only to find the house empty. Among all the lights shining in the city, there had to be one for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sometimes, he came home smelling of alcohol. Other times, he\u2019d look exhausted, his\u00a0<\/p>\n
expression distant and weary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But deep down, she knew he wasn\u2019t really that busy. He just didn\u2019t want to come home. He didn\u2019t want to see her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But that was all behind her now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, she lived in the present and focused on the future. She would never again wait so desperately for someone who didn\u2019t care.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daniel had heard about her failed marriage through Stacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cNatalie, art comes from life, and the pain in life is the source of inspiration. People who sail through life never produce great works. It\u2019s through regret, hardship, and frustration that true art is born.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The most famous artists, both from home and abroad, whether alive or deceased, all had one thing in common. Behind their most celebrated works, there was always a history of struggle and hardship.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie said, half\u2013joking, half\u2013serious, \u201cSo, should I thank my ex\u2013husband for the inspiration if I ever create a famous painting one day?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daniel nodded. \u201cExactly. Now, go ahead and get started on that masterpiece.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI plan to.\u201d Natalie smiled. \u201cI\u2019ll definitely need your guidance along the way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo problem at all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 93\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the past few days, she had been too busy with the gallery\u2019s renovations and opening to focus on her art. Now that things had calmed down, she was finally able to pick up a paintbrush again. She could paint the world inside her mind and express the feelings she had been holding in for so long.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the years she spent chasing after Jeffrey, she had sacrificed so much of herself. Now, she was ready to find herself again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After leaving the studio, she headed toward the exhibition hall. It was a workday, and the time was nearing noon, so the gallery wasn\u2019t too crowded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But as soon as she walked in, she spotted a few familiar faces.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Johnson, Chandler, and\u2026 Stephen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The three of them had somehow ended up at her gallery together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Johnson noticed her first and flashed a smile. \u201cHey, Natalie.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chandler looked her way and smiled too. \u201cNatalie, your gallery is incredible! It\u2019s even making the news. I had to come and see it for myself. When you\u2019re famous, don\u2019t forget about me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s going to be famous, not forgetful,\u201d Stephen teased. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, she won\u2019t forget about you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie stared at the three of them, surprised. \u201cWhat brings you three here together?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, these two have been hooking me up with some business deals, and they mentioned you. They\u2019re thinking of introducing you to people who hold art exhibitions,\u201d Stephen explained. \u201d We\u2019re having dinner tonight to go over everything in more detail. Are you free?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 94\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 94\u00a0<\/p>\n
Divorced While Pregnant The Ex-Husband\u2019s Collapse 93 Chapter 93\u00a0 Daniel said that different people would have different interpretations.\u00a0 For Natalie, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-divorced-upgraded-and-married-rich"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20067\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}