“I think… it’s time,” Evelyn murmured as she stared at the email on her laptop screen. She had just received an official invitation from one of the most prestigious art institutions in New York—a major collaboration offer she never imagined would come at this moment.

Theo looked up from the small worktable on the other side of their studio, holding two cups of warm tea.

“Time for what? To become a legend?” he teased lightly.

Evelyn chuckled, though her eyes remained fixed on the screen. She had received countless invitations since her exhibition in Paris, but this one felt different. Not just because of its scale or the institution’s prestige—but...