Chapter 52 (1/2)

Raising My Fiancé With Money

Chapter 52

Vanessa

TL: Jasmine

“…… Who are you?”

When the woman blinked and asked, Lilia realised she was mistaken. Come to think of it, she was the only one who recognized her. Lilia, who had hesitated for a while, spoke frankly,

“I’m sorry. I happened to see that scene while passing by the gallery earlier. Do you draw?”

She answered without energy,

“Yes… But I’ve never even published a work. Even if I want to entrust it to a gallery, I’m repeatedly kicked

out.”

“I think I should stop drawing.”

“I can’t believe you’d quit….”

When Lilia was very sorry, the woman hesitated and confessed.

“I was lucky to go to the exhibition a while ago, and I saw paintings of other painters there. There are so many people in the world who draw well.”

She seemed to have lost a lot of confidence after going to the exhibition and seeing colorful works.

“I can’t afford that kind of paint, my drawings are monotonous…….”

(T/N: dull, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.)

Her cheeks turned red as if she was ashamed to tell such a trivial story.

Lilia agonized for a moment. Even if she didn’t ask, she could see the situation clearly. She didn’t look like she was in any position to be anyone’s student.

Lilia made a decision after hesitation. She thought she would recommend Cliff’s atelier if she had any talent.

“If you don’t mind, can you show me your drawing?”

“…..My drawing?”

“Yes. Can’t you?”

“It’s not that, because this is the first time…..”

The woman carefully asked if it was okay because it was charcoal. When Lilia nodded, she carefully removed the newspaper for her one audience. Then, a piece of paper painted with black charcoal was revealed on the wooden board.

”

The moment she saw the picture, Lilia was suffocated. It was very rough and unconventional. The thick lines that stretched randomly formed the shape of a wolf. The wolf in the picture seemed like it would run out of the picture with power at any moment.

From head to toe, she felt numb and fluffy. Forgetting that she was standing in the middle of the road, Lilia looked at the painting for a long time. When Lilia didn’t say anything, she said awkwardly,

“As expected, I’m very inexperienced, right? Actually, majored in oil painting, but paint was too expensive….”

Lilia jerked up her head. The surprised woman tilted her upper body.

“Your major is oil painting?”

“Yes? Yes. All I can do now is draw with charcoal…….”

“Oh my god.”

It was awesome. The drawing was still great, but if she made use of her major, she (the woman) would be the best painter representing her generation. Lilia reached out and held her hand.

“Contract with me!”

Vanessa is a commoner, but she was born as the eldest daughter of a wealthy family. She had a natural talent for painting. Her family recognized Vanessa’s talent and provided support. Vanessa flew toward her dream with the encouragement of her family,

But before she turned fifteen, her family collapsed. It was because her parents misplaced the joint guarantee 1). The most prosperous house in the neighborhood was auctioned off, and the place where she fled from the debtor and settled was the slum.

Her parents went to a distant country to pay off the debts. Vanessa had to feed her two younger siblings day by day.

Nevertheless, Vanessa did not give up on her dream. During the day she worked at a nearby restaurant and in the evening she painted. Although she had no lucrative materials, she obtained charcoal to continue her painting practice.

As time passed, Vanessa was at a crossroads. The situation only got worse, and she couldn’t make ends meet with paintings. She had to let go of her dream now.

At that time, Vanessa heard that a large exhibition would be held in the capital. Finally, she decided to see the exhibition

When she arrived in front of the museum, there was an admission fee. It was not much money for others, but it was not readily available to Vanessa. When she turned around after hesitating, the exhibition staff exclaimed,

– The 1,000th guest is free of charge.

After her family collapsed, luck had finally fallen on Vanessa, who was full of bad luck. Vanessa, who entered the art museum for free, saw the works of the painters. The art that was generously poured out with expensive paints was very colorful and splendid

Looking at the art, she felt shabby wearing dull and old clothes. Vanessa, who had been to the exhibition, thought about giving up everything, and decided to really try on her last challenge.

From that day on, Vanessa began touring the galleries blindly. If she was lucky, she was politely rejected, and if she was unlucky, she was cursed and dragged out by the guard. What all had in common was that Vanessa wasn’t welcomed anywhere.

Repeated rejection and contempt during numerous galleries tarnished her self-esteem. All that was left were seeds of hope. And when she arrived at the last gallery, Vanessa thought,

‘If I get rejected here, let’s burn all the art and cling to my livelihood.’

Vanessa knocked on the gallery door. However, only criticism and swear words were returned this time. When even the seeds she had were carved out, Vanessa was completely broken. Vanessa thought she should go back home and burn the art. Then someone called Vanessa,

“Wait a minute.”

As she turned her head, she saw a lady with soft blonde hair and clear purple eyes. She was accompanied by two tall men and the flow of elegance hinted that she was an aristocratic young lady. Vanessa, who was staring blankly at her lovely face, asked belatedly,

“…..Who are you?”

Then she replied that she saw what happened in front of the gallery earlier. When asked if she was drawing, Vanessa was frustrated and told the woman whom she saw for the first time.

She, who was just listening, asked if she could see her work. She hesitated because it was a shameful work that no one welcomed.