Beauty and the Billionaire_A Once Upon a Billionaire Novel by Cidney West

Author:Cidney West [West, Cidney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2019-05-12T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

This was the weirdest, most interesting housekeeping job ever. Mira had never imagined her art background would come in handy. And then there was her employer, who got more attractive and interesting by the day, though she tried to push that thought aside.

She’d spent some time in the library alone, just perusing the selection of books. She took a closer look at Hunter’s collection, without him watching her, noticing the array of subjects from classical architecture to landscaping, which amused her. She was pretty sure Hunter had never picked up a gardening tool in his life. But he seemed to like to know about things, anyway.

When she talked to her father again, he sounded surprised by how excited she seemed. “So, things are going well?” he asked, sounding uncertain. “Your employer treats you well?”

“He’s a little curmudgeonly sometimes, kind of like someone else I know.” She paused, smiling as her father grunted. “But he’s no beast. Hunt–Mr. Masseron–is nice. And I’m even getting to use my art knowledge a little.”

“Really?”

Without giving specifics, Mira explained that Hunter wanted her help with his art collection. Her father sounded impressed, and surprised, still pressing to make sure she was doing okay. She assured him things were going well, again, and he didn’t need to worry. He may not have believed her, but it was true. The only disturbing thing that had happened recently was getting another call from Victor, whom she ignored.

Mira and Hunter spent off-hours pecking away at the paintings stash, Hunter and Penny trying to find anything they could about them in the archives. Mira had created a database on Hunter’s computer so they could properly log what they did know. It was clear he would need professional appraisals, but at least he’d have a clue about what they had.

Hunter hauled out two more canvasses into the library a few days later, setting them down near Mira’s computer by a window. She coughed as dust clouds rose up, waving them away. “Sorry,” Hunter said, grinning sheepishly.

The hidden stash was slowly taking over the library as canvasses, mostly unframed, leaned against anything that would support them. The more valuable paintings had been transferred to a more secure area of the house, including a Monet and Renoir. A few receipts and proofs of authenticity had been dug up out of the archives, which helped. But not everything seemed to have a record attached to it.

“Do you know how any of these would have been acquired?” Mira said, aiming a flashlight at a signature of one of the paintings.

Hunter let out a breath, hovering behind her. “From what I understand, many came from galleries, or the artists themselves. But I know some of what’s here is older than the house, so who knows?”

Mira frowned, going back to the laptop and typing in the artist’s name. It was unfamiliar to Mira, but her friends back at the museum might know. She checked the back of the canvas for any other information, like a gallery name, but it was blank.

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