Chapter 11

• Daniel
• At this moment, I found myself caught in a whirlwind of confusion, and I struggled to comprehend my own behavior and what was driving me to act in such an unusual way. Normally, I would have easily dismissed and blacklisted an artist like Bella. I wouldn't have wasted my time attending this meeting. Yet, here I was, behaving like a petty child and complaining about a painting that, in all honesty, wasn't even that significant.
• I felt a tinge of embarrassment at my pettiness, but strangely, I couldn't bring myself to put an end to it. It wasn't that I could not control myself; rather, I consciously chose not to do so.