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Serena had found an excuse earlier to get Edna out of the house, so Edna called Celeste at noon. She said that she was taking a day off because her husband broke his leg from a fall at the construction site. Celeste's cheek was still swollen. She didn't want Edna to see this awkward side of her, so she transferred a thousand dollars to her. She told Edna to head back to her hometown. Edna was worried about Celeste. She kept telling Celeste to eat well, to which Celeste agreed offhandedly.Damon didn't know that Edna was on leave. When it was dinnertime, nobody came upstairs to knock on his door. So, he didn't head down to eat. Extremely frustrated, he locked himself up in the study. A book on philosophy by Schopenhauer was wide open on the table. It belonged to Celeste. "What's the use of reading all this stuff when she's so pretentious and troublesome?" Annoyed, Damon gritted his teeth. He slammed the book shut and stuffed it back onto her half of the bookshelf. Amongst t
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Damon went back to their room after reading her diary. He thought that this woman would go to him and sweetly ask for his forgiveness. He waited for her till midnight, but she never went upstairs. He glanced down from the second floor to find Celeste smoking while curled up on the couch. She smoked one cigarette after another. He had no idea what was on her mind. But she was bathing in the cloud of smoke, looking distant and sorrowful. She was the one who had made a mistake, yet she was waiting for him to comfort her! What a pretentious woman! Damon was annoyed. But he still headed down quickly. "Am I allowed to sleep?" Celeste stared at Damon, who stood before her in his pajamas. Her eyes were unfocused. There was caution and confusion in her eyes. When had she ever acted in this way before? Even if someone placed a knife on her neck, she wouldn't have looked so wary. "Get your ass up here and sleep. Don't waste the electricity down there." After saying that, Damon
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In his arms, Celeste wasn't sleeping well. "Don't go!" she suddenly said. That was what she'd always say in her dreams. Damon was used to hearing that. He pressed Celeste's arm against his chest, attempting to comfort her with his strong and steady heartbeat. She was probably dreaming about her dead mother again. Her mother's death had always bothered Celeste. It had created a stress response in her. Damon held the back of Celeste's neck. He thought that he should send her for treatment again. She had been taking pills too frequently these days. "Don't leave me alone, Damon," she mumbled. Damon was taken aback. "Celeste," he called her in a soft voice. "Do you know what you're talking about?" He didn't know if other couples had pet names for each other. He only called Celeste by two names. He would either call her "baby" when they were making love or her regular name on usual days. They were closer to each other than anyone else. But they'd seem distant and awkward at
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In the afternoon, Celeste finally understood what Damon meant. The quality inspection was conducted earlier by the officials from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This caught the York Group off guard. Mason sent Celeste a checklist stating everything that had to be fixed in the afternoon. The total area requiring proper fireproof windows and fire doors was over ten thousand square feet. Celeste made a brief calculation. Coupled with the cost of disassembling the defective materials, Henry wouldn't be able to earn any profit at all. He'd even have to pay out of his pocket for Radcliffe Group's project. Not only did he have to bear the cost on his own, but he also sacrificed Shannon's image for nothing. He had played with fire. Eventually, he got punished for it. Celeste couldn't suppress her joy when she heard about that news. She immediately called Megan to share the good news with her. "Recently, nine people were killed in Womington because of an issue wi
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After their golf session that night, Damon's plan of having Celeste wash his feet in a maid outfit didn't work out. Damon couldn't wait for Celeste to get changed at all. "Don't waste any more money on me. It's not worth it." They made love with each other till midnight. Exhausted, Celeste leaned against Damon's chest while playing with her hair, which was damp from sweating. She remembered what happened in the afternoon and brought it up to him. "What are you talking about?" Damon curled his finger and gave her head a hard flick. Damon was in such a good mood after being satisfied. He reached out to hold Celeste's chin up, forcing her to meet his eyes. "Can you tell me in advance before you want to do anything?" "Yes." Celeste's heart skipped a beat under his stare. …The York Group suffered great losses because they failed to fix the fire safety system in one of the Radcliffe Group's projects. They heard that Jonah had been pressured by the board a few times because of t
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What? Caleb was taken away by someone named Celeste? Celeste was horrified. The information of the patient's guardian had to be recorded upon the patient's admission. Any visitors would have to register themselves by showing their identity card and could only enter with the guardian's permission. Someone had used a fake identity card with her name to take Caleb away last night! But why would Caleb willingly leave with a stranger? Celeste checked the surveillance footage. A woman wheeled Caleb out of the nursing home's gate around 8:00 pm yesterday. The woman had a mask on. Judging from her appearance, she didn't seem to be someone Celeste knew. On the other hand, Caleb had a hat on. His head tilted to the side as if he was asleep. It was obvious that he was under some sort of substance. Terrified, Celeste was about to call the police when her phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number. "Celeste, you don't have to look for him. Caleb's here with Dad. Dad will take good care
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According to Leah, Henry had kicked Celeste's mother out of the house because of her indecent behavior. As Henry's eldest daughter, Celeste didn't get anything at all from Henry. Out of anger, she stole Shannon's fiance from her. Leah exaggerated to Serena about how Celeste had seduced Damon. She added, "No daughter from a decent family would do such a thing. It must be why Damon thinks it's refreshing to be with someone like her." "No wonder she's such a shameless woman. Like mother, like daughter!" Serena blew a fuse when she heard about this. She didn't know all the details about how Celeste got together with Damon. Now that she knew, she couldn't suppress her anger. How could a woman like her be the daughter-in-law of the Bishop family? "Henry is on bad terms with his daughter, but he brought his son back to him this time. Celeste has lived with her brother all her life. Seeing how her father treats her, you can tell just how bad of a person Celeste York must be." Leah pr
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As she watched the butler drive away, Celeste panicked. Serena did something like that just to force her to divorce! They knew that Caleb was her only weakness, so they threatened her with his safety! Celeste would just be angry if this was the York family's doing. But now that she knew Serena had partnered up with them, Celeste felt sad. Sad? Celeste was taken aback by this realization. Did she see Serena as part of her family? She was slapped by Serena just a few days ago. Being in a marriage without their families' support was troublesome. She thought that she could ask for Damon's help for this. But now that Serena was involved too, Celeste couldn't possibly force Damon to fight with his own mother. Besides … she probably wouldn't have a chance against Serena in front of Damon. Although it was a weekend, Damon went to the company as he had something urgent to deal with. He was busy working till noon when he saw a missed call from Celeste. He then called her. "How'
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He never would have imagined that the intelligent and aloof Celeste would have a day like this, appearing adorably naive and innocent.Damon used to like girls who were delicate and pure, but that changed when he met Celeste.She had a face full of charm and allure, but her expression and personality were always cold and unyielding. She was pale and slim, yet not childlike. On the contrary, she resembled a young poplar tree, proud and upright.Because of her, he began to like girls who sparked his desire to conquer, and he scoffed at those who were simply weak and shy.But now with Celeste like this, he didn't feel annoyed. In fact, not only was he not annoyed, he actually found it cute and interesting.“What's your name?” she asked again."Damon.""Oh, that sounds really nice."The initial confusion in her eyes was gone, replaced by a sparkling glimmer, and her tone carried a touch of a young girl's excitement."You are actually my husband… Wow, great job, me! I've managed to
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"What? Aren’t you my husband? Do I still need to avoid you while changing clothes?" The confusion in Celeste's eyes didn’t seem fake.Damon was speechless and didn't know how to respond at that moment.When Damon didn't respond, Celeste suddenly felt a bit nervous."I'm sorry… I can't remember clearly. Aren't you my husband?"Damon raised an eyebrow casually and asked, "Why do you think I am?"Celeste innocently blinked, her eyelashes fluttering like fans. "The nurse said it. Besides, if you're not my husband, why would you sleep with me at night?""What did the nurse say?" Her reasoning was actually logical and undeniable. For a moment, Damon found it somewhat amusing."The nurse said that my husband is really thoughtful," Celeste responded seriously. Then she asked, "Aren't you my husband? Then why would you be willing to stay here with me so late?"This one sentence left Damon speechless.The reason he was willing was because he was a coward. He said that he didn't care abo
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Damon frowned upon hearing the classic amnesiac questions being asked."Celeste, are you trying to act out a TV drama?"Celeste still looked at him blankly. "What do you mean?"Damon didn't answer and went straight to the director's office to get Nicholas.Knowing her, she wasn't the type to joke around, especially not with Leo still missing. She must have hit her head hard.Nicholas was equally surprised and hurried back to the room with Damon.Celeste was sitting up, hugging her knees and staring into space."You're awake? How do you feel?" Nicholas asked with a smile as he entered."Why am I here?" Her voice sounded hesitant, and she turned to look at them.Her confusion seemed genuine. Nicholas and Damon exchanged worried glances."Celeste… you don't remember?""Celeste?" She asked, "Is that my name?""Yes.""I don't remember. My mind is blank.""Do you remember… Leo?" Nicholas hesitated. After all, if she knew that her child had been missing for three days, he was wo
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"Alright," Celeste said in a deep voice. "Let me see Leo first."They pushed open the hidden door, revealing a staircase leading to the basement."Have Leo come to the stairway corner." She stood at the dark staircase and negotiated with the kidnapper."Mommy!" Suddenly, Leo's desperate cry echoed from inside."Leo!" Celeste ditched everything else and rushed down the stairs.She ran ahead, and as soon as she reached the corner, there was a loud explosion, and a wave of heat hit her face."Celeste!""Celeste!"Damon and Winston's faces changed drastically, shouting in alarm.The basement was empty. It was a trap.Had they been more careful, they would have noticed that both the kidnapper’s voice and Leo’s cry were artificially synthesized. But Celeste, in her desperation to save her son, had been too frantic to discern this.The basement was rigged with landmines. Unfortunately, something went wrong. The mine exploded when Celeste reached the stairway corner, instead of when
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What? Damon was also coming? Celeste felt her heart leap, and her voice became sharper as she said, "I can handle this. You can't come!"There was no response from his end.Observing Damon’s silence, Celeste quickly softened her tone. "Damon, listen to me. I can handle this alone. There's no need for you to get involved… because I'm their main target, and they likely won't harm Leo. You need to stay home and wait for him. You need to take care of him later on…""Celeste," Damon interrupted coldly. "Are you planning on not coming out alive?"Of course, coming out alive would be ideal, but she couldn’t guarantee that."Damon, I do have a chance of surviving, but when it comes to exchanging myself for Leo, there can be no room for error. We must follow the kidnapper's instructions to ensure Leo's safety."It was out of the question to provide a false sense of security and pretend to comply with the kidnapper, only to backtrack and get Leo killed.She needed to ensure Leo’s safety a
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They checked all the surveillance footage near the Bishop residence and investigated every suspicious vehicle. They also had people keeping an eye on Henry, but after half a day, there was still no breakthrough.The kidnappers had taken Leo to threaten Celeste, and the lack of communication was meant to unnerve her. If it was according to predictions, she was supposed to wait for their demands. But, as a mother, she couldn't just sit and do nothing.Celeste remembered that Shannon had called her, so she found her contact in the blacklist and called."Shannon, did you and Henry kidnap Leo?" she demanded.Shannon laughed coldly. "Don't accuse us without any evidence. Your son is missing? Maybe it's karma. Hahaha!"Celeste hung up, unable to stand Shannon's smugness.Several teams searched for over 20 hours, even involving the police, but still had no solid leads. Celeste suspected Henry, but they couldn't just arrest him without any proof.She was extremely desperate. She didn't e
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"Lester isn't as clever as Leo. He's just a four-year-old child, and he shouldn't have done anything like that," Serena instinctively defended Lester. Then, recalling the last time she had misunderstood Leo for similar reasons, she felt a pang of guilt and added, "I don't mean to imply anything… I'll have someone bring Lester here."Celeste nodded. "I'm not blaming Lester. I just want to understand what happened."Soon, the nanny looking after Lester brought him in. Unexpectedly, upon seeing Celeste, Lester burst into tears."Aunty Celeste, please don't hit me. I didn't mean to lose my brother!""Lester, I just want to understand what happened." Celeste was taken aback by his crying but kneeled down to speak gently. "I'm not blaming you. Can you tell me what you saw that day?""Aunty Celeste, don't hit me!" Lester kept crying, not saying a word about Leo's disappearance."Am I that scary, Lester?"At this moment, Celeste felt at a loss. She could communicate normally with Leo,
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Celeste perfectly understood what Cedric's implied. "I mean, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to entertain me today."Cedric had indeed wanted to help her that day, but his identity was too special to admit it openly. The scratch on the paper was a subtle hint, and whether or not she could interpret it depended on her intuition. The fact that she could decipher such a subtle hint proved her intelligence and luck.Over the years, Cedric had developed a sense of respect for Celeste after learning about her. He felt she was deserving of assistance, but he couldn't make it obvious."However, be careful. I see that Henry is at the end of his rope and might act irrationally. You should be on guard," Cedric warned.Celeste nodded, having considered this as well. "Henry wants me dead."This was why she had her brother stay abroad and sent Leo to the Bishops. With only herself remaining, it was harder for Henry to use her loved ones against her."Take care of yourse
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Celeste's deduction was correct. Cedric intentionally left the mark. As Winston dug deeper, he slowly uncovered a series of issues.It was a bridge project on a highway in a poor mountainous area. Not uncommon.The problem was that the person in charge of this project was a leader assigned from a first-tier city to oversee the development. Officially, he was recognised for his capabilities, but in reality, this task was one he had to succeed in without failure.He had offended someone, and this transfer was a disguised punishment under the guise of a major responsibility.If he had managed it well, the chances of him returning to a higher development role would have been slim. At best, he could stay in this position until retirement. If he didn't manage it well, his entire career could be ruined.Someone of such status naturally had supporters as well as opponents. In such a situation, it was impossible for anyone to sabotage and create pitfalls along the way."It seems the next
