"Sure."
Violeta took Kaylee's phone and sent her the photo. As she swiped through the gallery, she stumbled upon a photo with Hayden accidentally captured in it.
She cropped the photo to highlight only her face and the blurred silhouette of Hayden in the background.
On a whim, she decided to change her Twitter profile picture to this one, finding it surprisingly appealing.
Violeta and her friends' trip to Haland was noticed by a fan who posted about it on Twitter, generating some buzz. Several people commented that they were also in Haland and hoped for a chance encounter with Violeta.
Shortly after, Zoren called from downstairs, "Kay, can you come down for a moment?"
"Hmm? Oh, I'll be right there!"
Kaylee set her pillow aside. "Vio, I'll go downstairs for a bit."
"Okay."
After Kaylee left, Violeta showed Hayden her newly changed profile picture. "What do you think?"
"It looks great, but that figure in the background ... "
"That's you, haha! I think you accidentally wandered into the shot while I was taking a selfie, and it left this cool silhouette. I find it quite artistic!"
"What about the other photos? Let me see those."
Violeta handed her phone to him. "Take a look for yourself."
Hayden scrolled through the photos, saving all the photos he liked.
Violeta took a sip of wine and looked up at the sky, watching as delicate snowflakes fluttered down and landed on her eyelashes. She blinked and said, "Hayden, I think it's starting to snow."
She stood up and dashed over to the railing.
"It's really snowing!"
Hayden stood up and walked over, casually wrapping his arm around her waist.
Violeta glanced at him and said, "Snow has a special meaning for me."
"What kind of meaning?"
"It seems like many important things in my life happened on snowy days."
For instance, her breakthrough role in Nirvana and Rebirth, her first work, was filmed on a snowy day—the very project that marked her true entry into the industry and her rise to international fame.
There was also that time she was taken in by Terrel during a heavy snowfall.
However, the most significant memory was that every New Year, Quinston would be blanketed in snow.
Violeta spent the New Year at the White Residence. The house was very warm and she felt very happy every time.
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