Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 97

Chapter 97: Are You Trying to Seduce Him?

Boarding a plane? A dozen hours? That woman is returning from abroad?

Was Logan really that close with a female friend?

"Madam, dinner is ready," Miller Butler interrupted Selina’s thoughts. "How was your practice?"

Selina snapped back to reality. "Very smooth. I definitely won’t disappoint Old Mrs. Perry."

Miller Butler shook his head. "You should start calling her ’Grandmother’ now. Alright, go eat."

Selina nodded but suddenly thought of something. "Miller Butler, was Logan on the phone just now?"

Miller Butler’s expression stiffened slightly but quickly returned to normal. "Yes, sir has a friend returning to the country soon. You don’t need to overthink it."

Selina frowned.

She wasn’t overthinking at all...

But the way Miller Butler phrased it made her feel like he was trying too hard to prevent any misunderstandings.

What kind of woman would make Miller Butler so anxious to clarify that she shouldn’t think too much?

A close female friend?

Never mind, it had nothing to do with her. Selina casually asked, "What would be a good gift for Grandmother Perry’s birthday?"

"Well..."

"If Mrs. Reid wants to know, why not ask me?"

Logan had walked in at some point, the corners of his lips curling slightly. "Grandmother likes landscape paintings. If you have connections, you could get her one as a gift."

Landscape paintings...

Selina blinked. What a coincidence. Back in Country B, she and Justin had met a renowned landscape artist!

But then again, Logan was the heir of the Carter Family, a family famous for calligraphy and painting. Since Grandmother Perry was connected to them by marriage, it made sense that she’d appreciate such art.

Selina mentally connected the dots. "Does she have a favorite artist?"

Logan replied indifferently, "She’s fond of Gordon King, who retired a few years ago."

Selina: "..."

That was... quite the coincidence.

Because the landscape artist she knew was also Gordon King.

But then again, Gordon was a legendary figure in the art world. It wasn’t strange that Grandmother Perry admired him. _{ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com}

Selina came to terms with it and her eyes twinkled. "Then I’ll go out tomorrow."

She genuinely liked Grandmother Perry and wanted to make sure she had a wonderful birthday.

A painting was an easy gift to arrange.

...

The next day, Selina arranged to meet Justin at Mr. King’s private gallery to pick up the artwork.

Gordon had never truly retired—he simply refused to let his works be commercialized.

His paintings had been ridiculously overvalued, straying from their original purpose, so he publicly announced his retirement. However, he continued traveling across the country, painting for the sheer love of art.

Justin had collected many of Mr. King’s unpublished works.

Thirty minutes later, Selina arrived at the gallery.

The gallery, Evergreen Study, was located in a secluded estate in the heart of the city, completely untouched by the hustle and bustle outside.

In just five minutes of walking, she had already seen five luxury cars.

Selina clicked her tongue—Justin was truly a business genius.

As she stepped inside, a staff member dressed like a scholar’s apprentice guided her toward the exhibition hall. "Miss Clark, please take your time browsing. Mr. Gray will be here shortly."

Selina nodded and stopped in front of a particular painting.

She had barely begun admiring it when she suddenly heard approaching footsteps.

Something felt off.