Actually, Michelle had a similar painting at home, and it was by Wilson Adkins, one of the country’s most famous painters. Back then, Michelle had still been in university, and Wilson—who was still a nobody at that time—came to give a speech. There weren’t many people who had attended, and most of them had been forced by their lecturers to go. After the speech, she spent two thousand dollars on one of his paintings, which just so happened to be of water lilies. To everyone's surprise, Wilson suddenly shot to fame, and all his paintings became invaluable assets. Of course, Michelle had never considered selling the painting to earn some quick cash, so she kept the painting all these years.The woman continued to stare at the painting, saying, “If only this were the painting by Wilson Adkins.”Michelle looked at her. “Are you collecting his paintings?”“Yes. Here’s my business card.” The woman held out a card.Michelle looked at it—the woman was Celestine Fabbri, the president of Cele
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