Many of the paintings were on display, mostly of his wife, while the private ones were kept where only he could see them. The ones capturing happy moments he had shared with her and their children were there for everyone to admire.
The largest of all the portraits depicted the moment he had hugged them in his arms, bathed in the glow of the sunset. It was such a lovely portrait that anyone who looked at it could tell the artist had painted it with love. The details were so carefully rendered that anyone who saw it would pause to admire the happy family captured within it.
On the third night they moved into their new home, named House Belloran, Belle hosted a lavish dinner in the newly furnished dining room, where she had carefully arranged candles to make everything feel warm and cozy.
Everything carried the scent of newness, and the feeling of being in a new place was still fresh in every one of their hearts.
