No Redemption in Lies

There was also a photo from the news article. I could only imagine how happy Connor must have looked in that group picture.I walked to the room at the end of the second-floor corridor. It was Connor’s collection room, and he often spent an entire day in there. Because I couldn’t see, he had never been guarded around me.I pushed the door open. Then, I took out my phone and carefully photographed the entire room. After that, I uploaded the pictures online and asked netizens what they were.Very quickly, comments began appearing under the post.“Isn’t this painter June Austen’s artwork? It looks like the poster is a huge fan of June.”“If you ask me, aside from the few paintings that won awards, the rest of June’s works look like a different person painted them. They’re not worth collecting at all.”“Wow, that’s a lot of paintings. I counted. There are exactly one hundred and twenty of them.”After reading the comments, I searched for information about June online. Over the pas

Connor looked confused. “Vacation? What vacation? Why don’t I know anything about it?”The butler looked equally surprised. “Madam started packing her luggage this morning after returning from the hospital. Before she left, she said she was going on vacation with you. Isn’t the Madam with you right now?”Connor stood there with his mouth slightly open, stunned for a long moment. However, a moment later, the confusion in his eyes was suddenly replaced with joy. The corners of his lips curled into a smile.“I get it now. Faye must know I’m overseas. This must be a surprise she prepared for me. None of you shall mention anything that might give it away. I’m going to pretend I don’t know about it.”After hanging up the phone, the smile on Connor’s face widened. Just then, June pushed the door open and walked in. When she saw the smile on his face, she mistakenly thought he was happy to see her.She stepped forward, hooked her arm through his, and said sweetly, “Connor, thank you for r

Meanwhile, I was lying in a hospital room with a thick bandage covering my eyes. The doctor said the surgery had been very successful. As long as the recovery went well, my vision would eventually be no different from anyone else’s.When I woke up, I felt discomfort in my eyes. A sharp stinging pain and the unbearable light made it hard for me to open my eyes at all. Strangely, though, I wasn’t sad. Compared to the two years I had spent living in darkness, that little bit of pain meant nothing.A week later, my vision had fully returned. I rented a small room in the Southern Banks and prepared to start a new life there. I also picked up a paintbrush and began to paint again. After two years without touching one, my hands felt a little rusty, but my love for painting hadn’t faded at all.During the day, I taught children how to paint at an art studio. At night, I would go to the riverside, the town square, or the fields, painting whatever caught my eye. A carefree life like that shou

At the same time, Connor went looking for June.“June, whatever feelings I had for you are long in the past. I only see you as a friend now. You need to go online and clear things up immediately. Everyone on the internet is attacking Faye.”June’s expression instantly turned ugly, and a trace of anger crept into her voice.“People online are already worked up. If I clarify things now, I’ll be the one getting attacked. Do you really have the heart to watch me get cursed at? And what do you mean your feelings for me are in the past? Over the last two years, you spent far more time with me than with Faye. So how did you suddenly fall for her?”“Don’t forget, you were even willing to make her blind for me. Once she learns the truth, do you really think she’ll forgive you? Connor, your marriage to Faye was just an act. How did you end up getting so into the role?”Connor looked at June standing in front of him and suddenly found her a stranger. He couldn’t even remember why he fell for