Molly's hands were trembling slightly as she sat across from Christopher, her expression flustered, repeating the same sentence, "I'm sorry, I’m sorry, I spoke out of turn."

Christopher carefully recalled the situation, struggling to understand what he had done to provoke such animosity from Molly towards Blake.

Besides their usual doctor-patient interactions, the only private conversation he had with Blake was a half-joking remark about Molly wanting Blake's autograph.

This request wasn't something he concocted; it was something Molly had mentioned to him multiple times before.

Molly was very interested in art, often sharing news and information about painting with him.

In the news, two names frequently popped up: the...