AN UNEXPECTED GROOM

-Why are you asking that all of a sudden?

Jonas didn’t know what she meant and didn’t respond immediately.

Roxane placed her chin on her arm and said sadly:

– I have been bullied since I was young. When I grew up, I was protected by my brother. No matter what, Jessi stood up for me. I seem to be a very useless person.

– Of course not.

Jonas frowned and immediately retorted:

– You are such a good painter. You will definitely become an amazing artist in the future! And do you know how many people will be grateful to you for letting Barbara go to prison?

She shook her head slowly.

– In short, you are very powerful! Jonas’ deep voice was firm.

Roxane’s bad mood improved a little because of his words. She smiled slightly and said:

– THANKS.

Seeing that she was still listless, he thought for a moment and said:

– I’m going to take you to a place.

Before she could react, he had already gotten up, grabbed her wrist and walked out.

Enzo went out to buy dinner. When he returned, he saw that there was no one in the empty room. He looked around but couldn’t find her. He only saw Roxane’s phone on the bedside table.

He called Sebastien with concern.

***

In a secluded alley, the streetlights were dim and the weather was getting warmer. Moths flew around the lights.

-Why did you bring me here?

She asked curiously.

Jonas put down the paint bucket and gave him a brush.

-Aren’t you unhappy? You can release all the unhappiness from your heart. Draw whatever you want, splatter whatever you want, as long as you’re happy.

Roxane didn’t pick up the brush. She looked a little hesitant.

– It’s not very good, is it?

– This old building will be renovated soon. It doesn’t matter what you do with it now.

He explained.

-Can I really do whatever I want? She asked.

Jonah nodded.

She didn’t pick up the brush. Instead, she looked at the bucket of paint on the floor, bent down to pick it up, and splattered it on the old wall.

Jonas didn’t move. Paint splattered on his clothes, but he didn’t even frown.

She didn’t use a brush. Instead, she used her hand as a paintbrush and started drawing on the wall.

She wasted bucket after bucket of paint.

She didn’t wonder if it was a waste, if it would affect the appearance of the town, let alone if it would dirty her clothes. She focused on her own creation.

Jonas walked to the side and stood there. He reached into his pocket and touched the corner of the cigarette box. He hesitated for a long time and finally didn’t take it out.

Roxane was so absorbed in her drawing that she forgot time, all her problems and herself.

By the time she put the paint bucket down, she was already covered in paint, even her face.

Jonas’ dark eyes were filled with surprise as he looked at the painting on the wall. He was completely shocked.

In the background, a Phoenix rises from the ashes and flies high in the sky. It was alive, magnificent and magical.

“Roxane, you’re really great.” He praised from the bottom of his heart.

She looked at the paintings all over the wall and felt as if the heaviness and worries in her heart had disappeared with the paintings. At that moment, she felt relaxed.

-Thank you, Jonah.

She turned and smiled at him, thanking him sincerely.

He looked at her and stared at the painting on the wall.

-I should be the one thanking you!

You will let me know what it means to be rewarded by heaven!

Damn, those so-called abstract and deep paintings that I pursued in the past were all rubbish!

Roxane chuckled.

– You exaggerate!

Jonas came to himself and turned to look at her with a serious face.

– Roxane, let me be your manager! I promise to make your painting popular and let everyone see it!

Roxane’s little face was full of smiles. Just as she was about to speak, she saw the person entering the alley behind him, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

Sebastien entered, his facial features giving off a strong chill. His outline was tight and his piercing eyes looked from Jonas’s back to Roxane, a mixture of light and dark.

Roxane lowered her eyes to avoid his gaze and said softly:

– Thanks for today. I’ll go home first.

Jonas turned his head and looked at the man behind him. He nodded.Original content from NôvelDrama.Org.

– Come home and rest early. I will contact you again in two days.

Roxane did not look at Sebastien. She walked past him and towards the Bentley parked at the entrance to the driveway.

Sebastien raised his head and looked at Jonas with a sharp look. He warned coldly:

– Stay away from her.

Jonas took his warning seriously and sneered,

– Sebastien Flores, you don’t understand her at all.

Sebastian’s eyebrows were tightly furrowed and there was a chill in his eyes. Her clenched fist couldn’t help but grab his collar and push him against the wall.

– I am warning you for the last time, stay away from my wife.

After that, he let go of his collar and turned to leave.

Jonas leaned against the wall and didn’t move. He turned his head to look at his rear view. His eyes were dark and his dark tone was a bit provocative.

– She’s a person who lives for art, but you keep her like a canary in a cage. It will be destroyed in your hands sooner or later.

Sebastien’s steps stopped, his back as straight as a pine tree.

After a moment of silence, he opened his thin lips.

– I would rather destroy it than give it to you.

Jonas’ hands clenched into fists, and his long and narrow eyes were full of cruelty and unwillingness.

In the car.

Roxane took Logan’s towel and wiped the paint off his hands, but she couldn’t wipe the paint off his body, so she didn’t bother.

Sebastien got into the car and said coldly without even looking at her:

– Let’s return to the Moon Pavilion.

The two didn’t speak along the way, and the atmosphere in the car was cold and oppressive.

The car stopped and Sebastian got out of the car first and went inside without saying a word.

Roxane got out of the car and walked slowly into the house.

The butler approached her and saw that she was covered in paint. He was surprised and worried.

– Madam, why are you all dressed up? I’m going to run you a bath so you can take a nice bath.

“Thank you,” said Roxane.