Her Graceful War Song (Carissa Sinclair) novel Chapter 665

It was too alike!

The similarities were too much!

From the face shape to the eyebrows, eyes, nose, and that beauty mark on her upper lips—everything about the woman in the portraits was identical to Darin, whom Violet had seen earlier that day.

Violet suddenly felt as if she couldn't breathe, and a sense of absurdity overwhelmed her. The person she had just met was now captured so vividly in a painting, and Kyle hadn't even seen Darin before.

How could Kyle portray her in such a lifelike manner?

She turned to look at Kyle and Jacob, who stood in front of another portrait. "What about this one? If she lived a good life, with plenty of resources, she'd look like this—rounded and healthy."

Kyle continued, "As for this one, it's the same idea, but I changed her eyebrows and hairstyle. This next one shows her in a worse condition. I assumed she was unable to eat enough or stay warm, which is why she appears thinner…"

Then, Kyle waved at Violet. "Violet, go on over there. Don't stand in our way."

Violet pointed at the painting before her, struggling to regain her voice. "I met this person today."

All eyes in the room turned toward her, including Jacob. Violet's arm was still shaking as she pointed at the painting. She swallowed hard, and looked at Kyle with trembling eyes.

"Kyle, did you follow me to Grovehill Estate today? Did you see her? If you didn't, how could you paint someone who looks so similar? Even her clothes are the same color!"

Jacob had never felt this impulsive in his life. Usually so composed, he forgot the boundaries between men and women. He grabbed Violet's shoulders, and shook her.

"What did you say? You saw someone identical to this…person in the painting at Grovehill Estate?!"

Violet was startled at seeing Jacob's eyes bulging in shock. She instinctively called out, "Cari!"

She laid the painting flat and examined the features again. There was a hint of resemblance to Carissa's mother, Melanie Sullivan.

Violet looked back at the painting Carissa had been focused on, which would probably remind Carissa even more of Melanie, especially since the later years had left Melanie frail and dull-eyed from crying too much.

Glancing around the study, Violet saw no one else present, and spoke bluntly.

"Two things—first, this painting bears a slight resemblance to Melanie, Carissa's mother. Second, the person in this painting is named Darin, who currently goes by Lisette Sanford. Eleanor saved her, and she's getting prepared to marry Thomas so that she can manipulate him."

"What?" Jacob looked taken aback. "She's someone from Eleanor's side? What happened to her that required Eleanor's help?"

"Don't panic, Jacob. This so-called rescue might have more to it than we think. I was planning to have Kyle paint a portrait of Darin and send someone to inquire about her in Stonebridge County," Violet said.