Chapter 262 At A Loss (2/2)

d as he flipped a switch on the wall behind him. The whole room lit up and the painting on his desk became even more striking.

The painted woman was familiar to Amelia.

She recognized the woman as her mother, Iris.

She turned to Nicholas with unhappy eyes and said, ”Can't you let the memory of my mother rest?”

Amelia thought Iris didn't need him to do her portrait.

Iris had been dead for ten years. She thought that he probably hadn't given her much thought all this time.

But Nicholas had been feeling nostalgic. Thinking about it, he thought that he may seem hypocritical to Amelia.

”Amelia, do you know why this portrait is only half-finished?” Nicholas asked, ignoring what Amelia had just said.

Amelia smiled mockingly. ”I don't know. And I'm not sure I care.”

”You've always been an obedient child. I don't want you to get angry over this,” Nicholas said in a gentle tone.

”Do you think I'm a fool who has to just accept everything you say?” In Amelia's head, she had little connection with Nicholas. She only shared his blood.

As Lucian's father, Amelia showed great respect for him.

But as her own father, the man Iris loved with all of her heart before she died, Amelia couldn't help but feel mad at him. Every time he spoke, she only wanted to hurt him with her retort.

Stunned by her sharp words, Nicholas was at a loss for words. He had intended to have a good talk with her, but hearing her then, he began to think that it was impossible.