Chapter 239

"Good morning, Professor Thorne! Long time no see." Yarrick had been to Gavin's home before, so he found his way there with ease. "Hey there, Yarrick. You're looking pretty good these days, huh?" Gavin smiled as he gave Yarrick a quick once-over. Then, he motioned for Yarrick to sit and poured him a glass of water. Back in college, Yarrick used to wear the same old clothes all the time. Women didn't even want to date him. But he actually looked put-together now. "I'm doing alright. It's all thanks to you, Professor Thorne." Gavin chuckled. "Thanks to me? Please... I barely made any money selling those paintings back then." "Come on! Back then, I didn't know anyone with money. But now that I've started working, I've made some solid connections. Don't worry, Professor Thorne. Your artwork is pure gold. It just takes the right kind of buyer to see it, and I know someone who will." In the art world, the value of a piece was often directly tied to the artist's renown. Regardless of wh