Early the next morning, Liam sent someone to deliver the silver dagger to the Zenith Auction House.
Ethan Grant had just returned from a trip. As he stepped through the door, his eyes immediately fell on the silver dagger sitting on the desk. His gaze darkened slightly.
He walked over, picked it up, and stared at it for a long moment. His fingertips lightly brushed the engraved patterns, slowly tracing them.
He couldn't bring himself to set it down.
Because it still carried Ava's subtle scent.
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After a day of rest, Ava returned to James Lee's studio.
That morning, James gave her a crash course in the basics—how to clean antique ceramics.
Cleaning required special chemical agents, and even the mixing ratios needed to be learned from scratch.
Though Ava wasn't great at romantic relationships, she had a natural gift for restoration. Everything clicked the moment she touched it.
God is fair—nobody gets everything. But what she lacked in love, she made up for in talent.
