V Gallery

That very same day, Cathy went to the V collection studio gallery. There were many people there to see V's outstanding works.

Cathy caught a glimpse of some photos and walked quickly to the person she suspected was the gallery attendant.

Cathy didn't realize that she had just passed a photo of four young girls hugging each other and laughing cheerfully. She did not know that when she passed the image next to her, a picture was attached where two girls were sitting on the grass while the other two were reading books.

That was her and her sister when they were on a picnic on Sunday.

"Excuse me. I heard V is very good at taking pictures. Can I meet him?" asked Cathy with her polite frindly smile.

"Sorry. V is not here at the moment." replied a man in his early thirties.

"Do you know when V will come?"

"Sorry, I have no idea when he will come. V comes and goes according to his mood. If you don't mind, you can put a name card here. I'll contact you as soon as V comes."

Name card? All she had was her uncle's name card. Besides, she didn't want her true intentions to be discovered in advance. Cathy was sure that V would definitely refuse to meet her once V found out she tried to solicit his services in advertising.

"Too bad, I didn't have my card. I'll come again," Cathy spoke gently before she excused herself politely and left the gallery.

Just as she said, Cathy came to the gallery the next day at a different time. Unfortunately, V wasn't there either.

Likewise with the next day and the following days. Cathy came at different times but still did not meet the person she was looking for.

Was her luck not being on his side? Or the god of fortune hate her and bully her? Even so, she did not give up and try to fish out some information from Frank, the gallery keeper.

From her conversation with Frank, she learned why V didn't want to accept advertising services. She also got a bit of an idea of ​​the mysterious V's nature.

But what's the point of her getting information about V if she can't come face to face with that person?

Cathy still didn't give up and came again on Saturday. Maybe because it was on the weekend, the visitors at the gallery were busier than usual.

Cathy could see Frank still busy attending one of the visitors, so Cathy decided to look at V's work displayed in rows on the long wall.

Previously Cathy only glanced at them because she was more focused on finding out about V from Frank, but now she could enjoy V's work for longer.

Enjoying was not the right word for her. No matter how much she tried to feel the warmth of each picture, she could feel nothing but coldness.

All she felt was sad and helpless. The longer she saw the series of photos, the more she wanted to get out of there.

But Cathy persisted in order to understand V's character and likes. She forced herself to continue exploring all of V's works. Until, at one point, she felt unstable and anxious. Cathy closed her eyes to calm her nerves.

Alas, it only took one more step to see a picture of her and her three younger siblings. But again, Cathy missed it.

Cathy walked over to Frank, who was now free and didn't forget to put a smile on her face.

"Let me guess, V also didn't come today?"

Frank shook his head sadly.

"Looks like V has some business out of town, so he hasn't come here these days."

"How long has he been out of the ordinary?"

"It depends on the atmosphere of the destination. If he has a lot of material for the camera, it could take one to two weeks. If the place is so-so, maybe only two days."

Two days. It's already the fourth day she has come here. Does that mean she has to wait up to two weeks? Of course not. Her uncle wouldn't be able to wait that long.

Cathy sighed in resignation to face the reality she was experiencing.

"I didn't know you were such a huge fan," Frank said, amused at the girl's effort to come here almost every day.

Cathy's eyebrows knit together when she heard the remark.

"Don't worry. As soon as V arrives in this city, I will definitely let you know."

"How about you give me his number? Isn't it much easier?"

"Too bad, that's impossible. If I gave it, I'm afraid I would be fired."

Cathy had the urge to punch the man in front of her. She felt like her hands were itching to cover the man's mouth with tape. So the man would not give false hope, which upset her.

The man misunderstood that she was a fan of V and seemed to support her by saying he would tell him as soon as V came. But he betrayed her hopes in fear of being fired!?

Alas, Cathy couldn't do anything about it either. She couldn't clear up this misunderstanding either. Otherwise, V wouldn't be willing to meet her once he knew she was not his fan but wanted to recruit him as the cameraman.

Because of that, Cathy could only act like she's a big fan of V works, while she was not in truth.