"Aww it's so beautiful, Nathalie. Thank you both of you."

Mr Lancaster had been sitting placing the painting in front of him, he was zoned out perhaps in some deep thought.

"Grandpa, what's so special in this one? You were so desperate to have this particular painting."

Nathalie was curious why her grandfather wanted only this painting so badly. And now in that moment his face was creased with some painful expression.

The old man wasn't in the position to answer.

"Grampa?"

He snapped out ...