Chapter 61 He Personally Welcomes!
If she had known earlier that Geraldo was someone who hated evil so much yet had such a soft heart, she should have gone to him for sympathy sooner.
That way she could have become Geraldo's student much earlier.
Maybe once the Sullivan family found out she had become Geraldo's student, they would have agreed to let her marry into the family long ago.
But it wasn't too late now.
"Of course I'm willing! It's just that I'm afraid my talent isn't good enough and I'll embarrass you."
Yasmin was thrilled inside, but she still held back on the surface, deliberately speaking with false modesty.
Geraldo smiled and patted her shoulder, saying, "You don't need to be modest. I trust my judgment of people."
The paintings Yasmin created had a very unique style, though still somewhat immature.
If he trained her well, given time, she would definitely become a hit throughout Phoenicia, and even the whole world.
"Thank you, Mr. McGinnis!" Yasmin immediately expressed her gratitude.
At the same time, Amelia arrived outside the exhibition.
After sending a text message to Samuel, she stood at the entrance admiring the exterior of Luminance Art Gallery.
Few people knew that the Luminance Art Gallery building was designed by her.
And this was merely her work from when she was eighteen years old.
But now, seeing the building standing right before her eyes, she still felt quite emotional.
However, just then, someone recognized her.
That person was a guest who had attended her welcome party a couple days ago.
"Isn't that Ms. Richardson from the Richardson family? She got a ticket to get in too?"
As soon as these words came out, they attracted quite a bit of attention, and everyone looked in the direction the person was looking.
They saw a graceful woman standing by the red carpet.
Unlike other women waiting to enter, she wasn't wearing a pretty dress, but instead wore a white women's suit.
The suit was sharply tailored, and underneath she wore a silk white shirt with the collar slightly open, revealing her beautiful collarbones. On her collarbone, a diamond pendant sparkled with brilliant light.
Below, a pair of straight white pants made her legs look even longer.
Just then a breeze passed by, and the hem of her suit lifted slightly, as if even the air was awed by her commanding presence.
She was just standing there casually, yet she looked like a queen who could control everything.
With just one glance, everyone present was stunned.
Especially those who had just belittled Amelia because of Yasmin's excellence - without exception, they were all shocked.
"Didn't they say this Ms. Richardson was found in the countryside? How can her presence be so outstanding?"
"She's much prettier than that Yasmin from earlier too. She doesn't look like someone who grew up in the countryside at all."
After the praise rang out, soon there were naturally contrarian voices speaking up in opposition.
"What outstanding presence? She's clearly just relying on her clothes. A woman wearing a suit instead of a dress - who knows if it's to hide flaws in her figure."
"The Richardson family has already gone bankrupt, yet they're still willing to spend big money on her. To dress her up like this, they must have hired quite a few stylists to make her look not tacky, right?"
Those people originally wanted to attack Amelia's appearance, wanting to say she only looked good because of makeup.
But in the daylight, Amelia's skin was crystal clear and translucent, completely free of makeup.
Never mind the men - even the women couldn't find the slightest trace of makeup on her face.
So, unable to attack her appearance, they could only attack other things.
"So what if she's pretty? Yasmin has someone as impressive as Mr. McGinnis personally coming out to greet her. She still has to wait like the rest of us until they start checking tickets before going in, doesn't she?"
Amelia had been admiring the building she had personally designed, and only now withdrew her gaze and noticed that everyone around her was looking at her and discussing something in low voices.
Because the voices were too quiet, she didn't hear much clearly.
However, she did catch one name.
Geraldo.
Geraldo?
Was that the old man who insisted on becoming her student?
So he came today too?
But that made sense - Geraldo loved attending all kinds of art exhibitions.
And it was perfect that he came. She felt that his recent exhibited paintings showed obvious decline in skill.
She didn't want Geraldo to ruin her reputation.
Just right - today she could remind him that there were several areas he needed to practice more.
Just then, a group of people walked out from the entrance.
Everyone's eyes unconsciously looked over.
They saw a man as handsome as a god, surrounded by a group of bodyguards, slowly walking out from inside.
He seemed to carry his own radiance, and as soon as he appeared, he drew excited cries from the girls at the entrance.
"So handsome."
"This must be Mr. Crawford, right? They said he was handsome, but seeing him today, he's absolutely stunning. This trip wasn't wasted!"
"What? This is Mr. Crawford? Oh my god, he could totally make a living on his looks alone."
"They say Zachary from the Crawford family is more handsome than a celebrity, but now that this Samuel has appeared, I've forgotten what Zachary even looks like."
"Keep your voice down. Gossiping about the Crawford family - do you have a death wish?"
Someone gave this reminder, and immediately the discussion on site quieted down.
However, everyone became even more curious about what Samuel was coming out for at this time.
Was he coming out to greet someone?
What kind of status would require Samuel to personally come out to greet them?
Could it be that Stanley had arrived?
But hadn't the rumors said that Stanley was seriously ill in bed and couldn't go out?
Everyone grew more and more curious about who exactly Samuel had come out to meet.
On Amelia's side, after waiting several minutes, she finally saw Samuel come out.
She frowned slightly and was about to walk over, but the path ahead was already blocked by the crowd.
Everyone was squeezing forward like crazy, wanting to get as close to Samuel as possible.
Those who got invitations today were all either rich or noble.
But in front of an exhibition held by the Crawford family, all were equal.
So with such a rare opportunity to get close to Samuel, no one wanted to miss this chance.
Unable to get through, Amelia was thinking about whether to call Samuel and have him send someone to take her through a side entrance, when she saw Samuel leading people toward her direction.
He had seen her.
As Samuel moved, the bodyguards immediately began clearing a path for him.
Soon, the path in front of Amelia was cleared.
Samuel walked up to Amelia and, as if no one else was around, said apologetically, "Did you wait long? I just ran into someone annoying and didn't see your message right away, so I was delayed by two minutes."
The originally noisy scene instantly became silent as a grave with Samuel's words.
Everyone's eyes widened to the size of saucers.
The person Samuel came to greet was actually this Amelia that the Richardson family had found in the countryside?
Many people couldn't even believe their eyes and couldn't help rubbing them with their hands.
But when they removed their hands, what they saw was Samuel's eyes, which usually held ice-cold frost, now looking at Amelia with a smile, appearing quite cheap.
When had Samuel ever shown such an expression?
Never!
"It's fine, I just got here too. Let's go." Amelia had felt everyone staring at her even before Samuel appeared.
After Samuel appeared, it was even more so.
She didn't want to be watched like a circus animal. Without wasting words, she stepped forward to go inside.
But in others' eyes, her attitude clearly showed she didn't take Samuel seriously.