The Queen Returns—And She's Unforgiving novel Chapter 79

Mason noticed it as soon as Evelyn left. "Why did she leave?"

Lucas turned to the side and glanced in the direction of Evelyn's table, and he noticed that the dish was completely untouched.

"Hmph. How ungrateful of her!" Mason shook his head, feeling incredibly bored. "You've given her an out, yet she refused to take it."

Tiffany, however, said nothing. How could she not understand what Evelyn was thinking about? Evelyn simply felt that Lucas was playing favorites because of her fragile self-esteem. She felt it was unfair and was too embarrassed to stay any longer.

Tiffany looked at Lucas, who had already looked away from the table, and it was clear that he did not care.

Tiffany smiled and said, "Can you go shopping with me after lunch?"

"Sure." Lucas did not object.

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It was Evelyn's first time in Holmer City, but her mother had gone to college here. So, she decided to visit her mother's alma mater.

The college was open to visit by appointment only, and Evelyn walked around for a while after she entered.

Holmer University was one of the top art colleges in the country. Naomi was studying oil painting back then. She had the best results among her peers when she took the college entrance exam back then, and her work was still hanging in the exhibition room.

Evelyn gazed at Naomi's painting for a long time after she found it.

Naomi had told her that it was actually a two-part painting. One of them was hanging at Holmer University, and the other was lost. It still had not been found.

Deborah told Evelyn that Naomi was still thinking about that painting before she passed away. So, Evelyn thought if she could find that painting, she would be able to let her mother rest in peace.

She stared at Naomi's work, looking at the signature that read "Naomi Reed" below the painting for a long time.

She felt empty, and the feelings of missing her mother washed over her. On top of that, she could feel all the grievances that had pent up all this while. All that made her feel a strong urge to cry.

However, she did not have a mother anymore, yet she had plenty of emotions that she had no one to vent to.

Evelyn brushed the corner of her eyes with her fingertips before she slowly turned around and walked out.