There were two hospital rooms with angles that closely matched the painting.


    One of them was the room Ste and Joshua were currently upying.


    Was it really a coincidence, or...


    At that moment, Leonard was no longer sure.


    ...


    With Aicken exposed and several moles among the shareholders identified, the stock dispute finally came to an end. Ste could atst breathe a sigh of relief.


    Aicken was sent to prison for leaking trade secrets. Given the enormous sums involved, he was likely looking at a life sentence.


    As for the other shareholders, they hadn''t leaked anything themselves but had merely fanned the mes during the incident, so there wasn''t much that could be done to them. But Ste didn''t need to worry about that; Zane Vance and President Crawford would handle it.


    After a period of struggle and negotiation, Israel epted the four-percent sharepensation and finally stopped causing trouble. However, he had no time for work these days, as he was too busy fighting nonstop with Violet Yancey. Whenever Ste was at the Williams family home, she could hear the sound of them throwing things.


    As for the ten percent of shares Ste had acquired for free, the Williams family eventually gave up trying to get them back. Ste was actually quite impressed with her rtives''posure; they had let her get away with such a huge advantage without losing their minds. When Skyler and Jonathan Williams saw her, they could still speak to her normally.


    Ste figured they probably believed that no matter how much she took now, they would find a way to get it backter. They likely saw the shares as being temporarily held in her custody, which exined their calm demeanor.


    Joshua''s contribution had been indispensable in turning the situation around so quickly. Just as Ste was turning over in her mind how to thank him, the phone on her desk vibrated softly.


    She picked it up and saw a message from L.


    "I was wondering, what was the creative inspiration for that sunset painting?"


    Once the stock issue was resolved,


    Ste had immediately reced her


    phone,puter, and any other devices that could have beenpromised with viruses or surveince equipment. She hadn''t done it sooner because she had intended to y them at their ow game. Now that it was over, she had no desire to be monitored.


    During that time, she had even told L directly that she was very busy and would be


    in touchter.


    Now that the dust had settled, Ste had time and replied.


    "I just happened to see a beautiful sunset outside my window and decided to capture that perfect moment."


    L''s reply came quickly. "And the flower painting, was that also a beautiful scene you saw?"


    Artists sometimes paint real


    Ste didn''t think much of it and replied, "Yes, most of my works are based on real scenery."


    ...


    In the hospital, Leonard stood by the window of the room, gazing at the sunset and murmuring to himself.


    "Real scenery..."


    He suddenly remembered the painting of a woman''s back that he had given to Aurora. At the time, Simone had insisted that the person in the painting was Aurora.


    If Summer was Aurora, she would never have painted a picture of Aurora.


    At this thought, Leonard''s expression shifted.


    Perhaps Summer had just coincidentally been a patient here once? It seemed incredible, but such coincidences weren''t impossible.


    In truth, Leonard could have just asked Summer directly who the person in the painting was. But for some reason, at this moment, he found he didn''t dare to ask.