Chapter 26

Which is loveliest in a rose? Its coy beauty when it's budding, or its splendor when it blows? - George Barlow Ryan noticed the difference in his wife the moment she stepped out of her car, but for some reason, she refused to talk about it. She had a convincing reason though and as such, the matter was soon forgotten because of the long evening that was still ahead of them. Of course, Ryan did not let it slide just like that. He did look to Arnold for help, but even as the man shrugged his shoulders, he knew that he could get nothing there. This driver cum bodyguard was too royal to his wife, therefore, if he truly needed to get to the bottom of things, he would have to take up the matter with Katrina herself. It would have to wait though, he noted as he noticed the time by his watch. She was right, there was no time left. That is if there was an art show that they had to attend. However, in this case, there was none. All his paintings had sold out by the third day and unknown to Ka