When Cedric got a hole-in-one in the end, everyone cheered for him. There were 36 holes on the golf course. Nearly 300 caddies lined up so that he'd tip them. He casually pulled out his card and asked someone to withdraw some cash. Tens of stacks of cash were withdrawn just for him to tip the caddies. Once again, Celeste viewed him in a different light. How could he possibly be so rich? His salary wouldn't be high enough for him to do this! Every time a caddie said thank you, they'd receive a few hundred dollars each as their tip. Winston saw the confusion on Celeste's face. He then said, "Cedric grew up on a military compound. He started working in the Department of Housing and Urban Development by chance. If that wasn't the case, he would've been a colonel by now." It was normal for someone to be so generous coming from such a background. After all, his financial records would be clean when he spent his money this way. Celeste thought to herself. "Why don't you take a s
Damon thought that Celeste would be back with everyone else, so he made a reservation at a fine dining place just to have dinner with her. She went on a business trip right after he came back from one. In half a month, he barely got to spend time with her when he flew to Yalen that night. Damon wasn't a talkative man, and Celeste was a secretive person too. Things were fine when they were together. But they'd talk even less when they weren't around each other. He was prepared to welcome her at the airport. He only found out that Celeste wasn't coming back with the rest after contacting Sylvie. Damon couldn't sleep that night. When he called Celeste, she was running around to pick up golf balls for Cedric. She didn't hear any of the calls.She was having supper with the other two when she finally saw the missed calls. Celeste wanted to call him after she headed back to the hotel. But it was already midnight when she returned. Damon was probably already asleep. She could onl
Damon's voice was as cold as ice. After he said that, he hung up. Celeste was confused. Damon seemed alright before this, so why did he get upset all of a sudden? She passed some documents to Cedric just now, but she was going to visit the construction site again the next day. She had to gather more evidence so that nothing would go wrong. "I can't go back yet. Give me another half day. Tomorrow night. I'll be back at night." She told Damon on WhatsApp patiently. Damon didn't reply to her even the next morning. Damon was a volatile man, so Celeste didn't think too hard about this. She didn't realize how serious the matter was. She thought that she'd just coax him when she got back home. To her surprise, not long after she reached the construction site, the guard came over and reported, "Ms. Longman, someone's looking for you." Celeste seemed calm on the outside, but she was panicking. Anyone who asked to see Shelby Longman definitely knew her! If she went to see them, w
"Celeste, you went to the casino just to get my attention. And now you're playing golf with Cedric? Why did I not know that you could play golf, huh?" Damon pulled Celeste's arm and threw her onto the couch. The couch was made of soft material, so she wouldn't get hurt from this. Although Damon was frustrated, he knew what to do and what not to do. But Celeste showed her true colors as the "Black Swan" again at this moment. When she was about to crash onto the couch, she bent her leg a little. She then "accidentally" hit the leg of the coffee table and made a loud noise. Celeste bumped into the table so hard that her face turned white. Looking at Celeste's leg, Damon pursed his lips. She did that on purpose. Celeste wouldn't have bumped into the table if she fell on the couch from that angle. Besides, everybody would have a defense mechanism to protect themselves from danger. The moment she hit the table, she didn't retract her leg at all. Instead, she leaned even closer
After Edna went upstairs, she finally realized what Damon meant by having to feed Celeste. Celeste's hands were cuffed. She was lying sideways on the bed in an awkward way. She spaced out as her eyes rested on the door. "Mrs. Bishop, why did you upset Mr. Bishop again?" Edna sighed. She was terrified when she saw the blood stain on Celeste's pants. "Take off your pants, I'll bandage your wound." Anxious, she went up to deal with her wound. "Did Mr. Bishop … hurt you?" Edna asked her in disbelief. She saw with her own eyes how much Damon spoiled her every day. Although it wouldn't be right to compare how much a partner loved and did things for another, she could tell that Damon clearly was willing to do more for Celeste. Damon seemed cold toward Celeste on the outside, but he was actually obsessed with her. Meanwhile, Celeste was just a dispassionate woman. She didn't seem emotional both on the outside and inside. "He didn't." Celeste let Edna take off her shoes, socks,
Liam didn't expect someone as pure-hearted as Damon to do such a thing. Watching Celeste all cuffed up, Liam was in distress. How could he possibly come up with something that would justify Damon's actions to Celeste? Celeste was leaning against the headboard spaced out. When Liam came in, she merely looked up for a moment. Her eyes drooped again. "Mrs. Bishop, there's a reason why we had to bring you back here—" "I know." Celeste sounded calm. Nobody could tell how she was feeling. "Mr. Bishop just doesn't know how to express his feelings for you. He does treat you very well. When you were in Lagona yesterday, he told Cedric's superior to talk to Cedric about your matter." It was no wonder that Cedric found out about her identity in the middle of their golf session. "Was it Cedric who told Damon that I was playing golf with him?" "Of course not, it was Mrs. Bishop! She got the news from somewhere, so she called Mr. Bishop yesterday at midnight and tried to have him div
Damon was already filled with rage before the conversation. He was worried about Celeste being at home too. Now that his best friends had come here to convince him on behalf of his mother, how could he possibly accept such a thing? Nobody could take Celeste away from him! "Ah, we're just doing this to show Mrs. Bishop some respect. That's why we came over to talk to you. It's just an errand." Seeing that the situation was worsening, Nicholas hurriedly got up and pulled Jasper's sleeve. He tried to ease the tension. "Damon, we'll be leaving now. Don't worry, I think you and Celeste are a great match." Without waiting for Jasper to react, Nicholas dragged him out of the office. On their way to the underground parking lot, Jasper's face was as hard as steel. He was angry about what Damon said. Nicholas had driven them both here, so he had to send Jasper back home too. The drive from Bishop Group to Jasper's company was quite long. At first, the two were silent. When the sk
On the other hand, Celeste was growing more desperate to get out. But the more desperate she was, the harder it was for her to think straight. She was so used to suppressing her emotions that she didn't realize how strange it was for Liam to be by her side at this time. "Mrs. Bishop, it's no use for you to sit there and do nothing. You should try talking to Mr. Bishop." Looking at her expressionless face, he sighed and tried to convince her. Damon was still angry at her. Besides, he was being pressured by Serena to divorce her. How could that be solved just by talking to him? Celeste couldn't think of any solution. She was panicking. She was so overwhelmed by all those emotions that she couldn't hold it in anymore. "Liam, please pass me the medical kit." After bandaging her wound, Edna didn't take the medical kit with her when she left. Liam didn't know what Celeste was up to, but he handed it to her. Celeste's hands were cuffed, which made it hard for her to open the kit