Ex-Husband Begone (Bethany and Terrence) novel Chapter 17

Later, they heard about a healer who promised a cure. But he

charged an outrageous 17,000 dollars.

Her grandmother made a living from paper cutting, but it was a

dying trade. That kind of money was out of reach.

Still, she took every job she could, working day and night,

wearing herself out until she finally scraped it together.

The healer saw Bethany once and promised a full recovery. By

the next day, he was gone.

All of Bethany’s grandmother’s effort was wasted. She couldn’t

take it, and the guilt made her sick soon after. Not long after that,

she passed away.

With her last breath, she told Bethany the craft was part of their

cultural heritage. She wanted her to pass it on and keep it alive.

Later, Bethany discovered how the craft could blend with

animation. It was a way to make the craft reach a wider

audience.

But in falling in love, Bethany let down the only two people who

ever believed in her.

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The thought brought tears to her eyes.

In the meantime, Cassie walked toward the piece in the center.

She paused, letting the moment stretch.

She was about to unveil it.

Bethany immediately blinked back the tears.

Bethany looked where Joanne stood.

Just then, Terrence moved to the front of the crowd with Krista

and Emery.

He wondered what Joanne meant by talent and spirit.

Krista had been learning comics since she was a child. These

years in Aranoland, she had even taken part in the major projects

of the famous director Davon Farley. How could her works lack

talent and spirit?

Joanne had a long look at the frame and turned to the crowd.

She began slowly, “I didn’t intend to display this piece this time at

first. But I couldn’t find any faults with it. This is the first stop of

Yet somehow, Terrence felt the picture looked slightly familiar.

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Right, the paper–cut.

The embossed paper cuttings techniques made the image lifelike.

Suddenly, deafening applause broke the silence.

When it was about to stop, Joanne gestured for the crowd to

quiet down with his hands.

Then, she began talking about the advantages of the work of art.

Like Terrence, she also thought the picture gave both a quiet and

dynamic feeling.

It perfectly combined the modern and ancient styles. The

embossed paper cuttings techniques were skillfully used in the

design.

Of course, Joanne told everyone it wasn’t her design. A student of hers gave it to her on her 40th birthday.

Someone asked, “Which student? Can we have a look at her other

works?”