Back at the York residence, Shannon tearfully told Henry of Celeste's "crimes" as Hannah added fuel to the fire. Hannah was in a bad mood herself."This is the shameless daughter Sylvia raised! She even tried to steal her own sister's fiancé! Henry, aren't you going to do something about this?" she prattled on."Now, look! If the Bishop family really goes against the marriage agreement, Shannon and the York family will both be done for!"In the past, Sylvia had been pregnant and unable to care for Celeste. Hannah had to ensure that her daughter could marry into the Bishop family. Thus, she used any means necessary to force Sylvia to leave with five-year-old Celeste.The only thing Hannah hadn't expected was that Jamesn had left more than just paperwork for the marriage agreement. He had also given Celeste an emerald pendant as a token of the agreement. It was because of this token that Hannah had hounded Sylvia all these years."I always told you not to push Sylvia into a co
After she left Damon's villa in the afternoon, Celeste didn't expect to be going back there again in the wee hours of the morning."Henry York, you piece of trash … You're not even human," she incoherently mumbled as she lay in the backseat of the Rolls-Royce Cullinan."What?" Damon thought he'd heard someone's name."Henry York! A piece of trash who's barely human!" Celeste said again.Henry York? As in Shannon's father?"You know Henry York?" Damon asked with faked nonchalance as he drove."Why would I know that piece of trash? I won't acknowledge him. And it's not just me. Cal won't, either! He should fucking go to hell!"Suddenly, Celeste slid off the seat and vomited all over Damon's car.Damon was a clean freak, so his car was always spotless. The alcohol-tinged smell of puke made him frown."Celeste York!" he shouted. When he stopped the car at a corner and looked back at Celeste, he found her already passed out.Was Celeste a pig? How could she fall asleep when it s
As it turned out, they wouldn't be able to go to City Hall that afternoon. It was because Celeste had gotten a fever.Damon had felt no desire to sleep at all as he held her. Instead, his head was full of steamy thoughts. Later on, he noticed that the body in his arms was getting hotter and hotter. It was then he realized that something was wrong.Celeste had been sprayed with cold water after drinking, so it wasn't surprising that she'd gotten a fever."Come over. Someone has a fever." Damon called his doctor friend, Nicholas Davies."'Someone' has a fever?" Although Nicholas' features were stern and unsmiling, he was undeniably a playful man. After hearing Damon's words, he couldn't help but tease him a little."Could this someone be Shannon?" he inquired.Shannon always carried herself with propriety, but she never held back from getting help from Damon's friends. Said friends all thought the pair were a great match. But by the sounds of it, Damon wasn't talking ab
"Stop with the nonsense," Damon said as he reached out and placed Celeste's other hand back under the blanket. "If you're done, you can get lost now." He shooed Nicholas away."Hey, you can't just get rid of me after using me. If you really love her, I'll check and see if she has any other issues. Like if she's fertile—" Before he could finish speaking, Nicholas and his medical bag were thrown out of the villa."I haven't taken the needle out yet!" Nicholas yelled while he banged at the door, forgetting to maintain his image. "I know how to do it myself." Damon's voice drifted from a distance."Hmph. Heartless scumbag," Nicholas muttered as he looked at the tightly closed door. He immediately called Jasper once he had gotten into his car."I think Damon's in love!" he shouted into the phone, sounding like he'd made a revolutionary discovery.…For a whole day and night, Damon watched over Celeste. She drifted in and out of consciousness, in a daze the whole time. In t
"You won't allow me in, but I've already been to his place twice," Celeste said blandly. She didn't appear at all angry even though she had been slapped.Serena was Damon's mother, and Damon was indeed innocent in all this. Celeste didn't want to go against her."I'm giving you two days to get out of Taverdale. If not, you're going to get it. And don't blame me for being ruthless if you don't leave!"Serena's temper flared when she saw how unaffected Celeste was. She raised her hand to slap Celeste again."I won't leave, ma'am. If you want me to leave, you might as well kill me." Celeste gripped Serena by the wrist, still looking unafraid.It was just a little bit of pain on her face. After the death of her mother, nothing much managed to hurt Celeste emotionally."If the Bishop family wants you dead, it will be as easy as stepping on an ant." Serena was stunned by Celeste's reaction, and her anger died down slightly. "I'm looking forward to it," Celeste said. With that, sh
"Oh." That was the cool answer that Celeste gave.Damon was breaking off the engagement? That wasn't something Celeste had expected. No wonder Serena had reacted so strongly in the morning. She had assumed that Damon would use up all his effort to get back on Shannon's good side. Who would have thought that he would break things off instead?"You should get your daughter to reflect on what she's done wrong if Damon wants to break off the engagement. What's the point of coming here and telling me about it?" Celeste wasn't gullible to think that Damon was doing it because of her."Cel, I was wrong to do what I had in the past. How about this? As long as you agree not to bother Damon anymore, I'll pay for Cal's medical fees. I'll also introduce you to a good suitor—"Before Henry could get his pitch out, Celeste burst into a rage.She had assumed that he never knew about Caleb's condition. But the truth was that he knew and coldly chose to ignore it, leaving Caleb to die inst
By the time Damon found out what had happened, the first place was given to the second-place winner.The organizer had also invited Damon to the award ceremony.He felt strange when he didn't see Celeste there while he was on stage. But he maintained his usual expression and handed out the first-place prize. This included a trophy and a large mock-up check. At the end of the ceremony, he asked with fake casualness, "Isn't Celeste York the first-place winner? Why is it someone else now?"That was how he'd found out what happened from the organizer.Damon didn't have Twitter, but he downloaded the app just to check the situation out. Before long, he had a clear understanding of what was happening."She brought this on herself!" As he read the nasty comments on Twitter, all he could think was that Celeste deserved this.He was also enraged by how Celeste had sent all this to Shannon. Had Celeste slept with him just to get Shannon mad? Was he only a tool in her eyes?It was
Damon was near the Bishop Group's lounge when he found out about Lawrence's heated statement.He was on the tenth floor to observe his staff at work. When he passed by the lounge, he overheard some women gossiping by the coffee machine."That Celeste York's really someone special. I regret going along with everyone else and insulting her.""She's quite hardworking. Plus, she's so beautiful.""It's a shame she gave up her winning position because of the scandal. Otherwise, she would have gotten that 200-thousand-dollar cash prize!""Aw, look how Mr. Radcliffe defended her. Their relationship must be close. She shouldn't be worried about not having money …"This topic touched on Damon's sore spot, so Liam coughed loudly where he stood next to Damon. The employees scattered off at that."What are they chatting about?" Damon had a terrifying expression."Er, it's about Mr. Radcliffe's statement on Twitter. He used his good name to defend Ms. York …" Liam did his best to tread lig