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The Exhibition

Author: Empi
last update publish date: 2026-07-31 01:09:43

CHAPTER FORTY Six – The Exhibition

Stella’s POV

I barely slept.

Every time I closed my eyes, I saw my mother’s face.

Then I saw the necklace resting around her neck.

Then I heard my father’s voice telling me it would be displayed at the exhibition.

By the time the first rays of sunlight slipped through my bedroom window, I was already awake.

I sat on the edge of my bed for a long time, holding the old photograph in my hands.

My thumb gently brushed over my mother’s smiling face.

“I’ll bring it
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