Chapter 193

Marianne was born into a family known for calligraphy and painting. Growing up surrounded by brushes and ink, she naturally developed a strong interest in art and showed real talent. Everyone in the Blake family praised her as a prodigy. On top of that, she had an amazingly beautiful face. The elders would often joke that if she'd been born in ancient times, she probably would've become a legendary beauty remembered through the ages. Smart and stunning-who could argue? But those same elders forgot one thing-those so-called legendary women often lived tough lives, full of pain and twists, and many met tragic ends. At eighteen, Marianne nailed the entrance exam and got into Cavelle University's top art school, majoring in fine art. She was good-looking and a bit reserved by nature, never the outgoing type, and that didn't change in college. She kept to herself mostly, barely knowing her roommates beyond casual greetings. Some of the girls thought she was full of herself and gossiped behi