Everyone was stunned.
Afterward, they watched him open his arms and take two steps forward.
Then they watched, eyes wide, as she and a smiling Arabella Vanderbilt embraced.
"Thank you for coming, Old Master Martinez."
"It is my honor as well."
"..."
"..."
"..."
Everyone was so astonished that their jaws dropped.
"What... What is happening here?"
"This woman actually knows the venerable Old Master Martinez?"
"And their relationship seems so good; Old Master Martinez appears even more enthusiastic and attentive towards her than towards Mr. Moore!"
"What exactly is Arabella Vanderbilt's relationship with Old Master Martinez?"
"Didn't Old Master Martinez just say he was here to see a friend? Could it be... that Miss Arabella is the one?"
"To be friends with someone of Old Master Martinez's stature, could she... possibly plagiarize?"
"Then who is the real plagiarist?!"
"..."
