Chapter 54

Two months versus nearly two decades. Diego chuckled to himself.

He understood that it wasn’t easy for Celeste to erase her feelings for her ex-husband, especially in such a short time. It was impressive how she managed not to show any emotion whenever the name of that man came up.

Love, pain, trauma, resentment, and anger towards her ex had all mixed together. Anyone who had gone through what she had would likely choose to harden their heart.

Even Diego, who had been single his entire life, understood these things. He grew up watching his mother being cheated on repeatedly by his father. Diego remembered the physical abuse his father inflicted on his mother and the way he poisoned her mind. For Diego, a child at the time, it was traumatic and the reason he now avoided romantic relationships.

In the end, his mother chose to end her life by hanging herself right in front of him.

Diego sighed as he recalled that memory. He shook his head and pushed the thoughts away.

The point was, he c