At this moment, I was calm as if I had anticipated everything.
This was what it felt like to be relieved!
Instead of waiting at the restaurant, I went straight home.
This was a house my parents left for me. It had been a while since I came back here.
After a rough cleaning of the room, I collapsed on the bed, feeling exhausted.
As I turned on my cell phone, numerous messages flooded in, most of which were reproaches from Gavin, along with an explanation from Jessa.
After filtering out these messages, I opened the WhatsApp chat window with my teacher.
As if telepathic, a video call from my teacher rang out at that moment.
"Scarlett, an opportunity to take part in the World Painting Contest is rare. With your painting skills and the unique ethereal artistic conception in your paintings, you can win the contest. I know you are preparing for your wedding, but this is truly a rare opportunity for you. If you didn't participate, it would be such a pity. Can you discuss it with your boyfriend and postpone the wedding for a while? It doesn't have to be too long. The preparation before the contest and the exhibition tour after the winning will only take two or three years at most. You are both still young. You can get married later."
My teacher looked somewhat sad. He was worried about this matter.
From childhood, I had been dreaming of becoming a painter, using my brush to depict the vastness of the universe in my heart, and making myself known to the world.
Whether I was in college or postgraduate school, my painting skills had always been among the best.
Now that I finally had an opportunity, I chose to give it up.
Gavin said he wanted to marry me and give me a grand wedding. I knew that I could only be the second in his heart. Despite this, I gave up my dream because he wanted to marry me.
Perhaps it was a joke from fate or a redemption for me. A fire accident made me see everything.
It was so close. I would have given up the long-awaited opportunity and the dream in my heart for the illusory promise he had given to me.
"There's no need to discuss it with him."
With determination, I shook my head.
"Scarlett, this opportunity is indeed rare. You need to think it through. There are only a few hours left until the deadline for submitting the list. After midnight, it will be too late."
I could see that my teacher was disappointed. She tried to persuade me as best as she could.