After Serena had given Leah the cold shoulder, Leah was angry after leaving the Bishop residence. When she called Shannon back, her tone was unfriendly. But Shannon needed Leah's help, so she suppressed her emotions. Then, she told Leah that there was a prefabricated building in the North functioning as a medical center. Apparently, the Sullivan family had been business partners with the authorities there for a few years. So, the York family hoped that John could connect them to the medical center for business relations. After hearing Shannon out, Leah asked with a frown, "Why should I help you, Shannon?". Shannon became anxious. "Ms. Sullivan, we're on the same boat now. If the York Group goes out of business, it would be harder for you to fight alone to win Damon's heart." "Are you threatening me now?" Leah was already frustrated because of Serena, but after hearing what Shannon had said, she'd hit the roof. Shannon then went straight to the point. "Leah Sullivan, you
Nicholas was dumbfounded. What kind of reason was that? Damon had always been cold and arrogant. So, hearing this from him sent shivers down Nicholas' spine. "The last time I heard such a thing was from some random woman. What a hopeless romantic you are." Nicholas couldn't help but complain. "I don't need you to be here. If there's nothing else you have to say, get the hell out of here—" Damon's face was dark as he was about to shoo Nicholas away. But in the next second, his face softened, and his tone became a little gentler when he saw Celeste was walking out of the therapy room. All the anxiety on her when she'd just arrived was gone. However, she might have cried since her face was pale, and her eyes were slightly red. "Are you feeling better? You have no idea how worried Damon is," Nicholas said. Damon gave Nicholas a warning glare. Then, he took off his coat and put it on Celeste. "Let's go back home." On their way back, the two said nothing at the start. Cel
Carly Bishop came back to Taverdale after ending her studies earlier than expected. Leah heard about this from Jasper after they had an intense lovemaking session in the hotel. She couldn't process what was going on. Carly was Damon's cousin and Kayden's elder sister, and she'd been studying abroad all these years. "Once Carly arrives, we shouldn't meet each other in secret anymore." Jasper leaned against the headboard and smoked. He told Leah about this as if he was just talking about the weather. But Leah didn't understand this. After all, Jasper being good friends with Damon for so many years had never stopped him from sleeping with her. "How does her coming back here have anything to do with us?" Leah asked."Don't you know why she's coming back?" There was mockery in Jasper's eyes when he looked at Leah. He didn't like how she was asking a question that she already knew the answer to. "My family's hoping that I'll marry Carly." Jasper then slowly put on his shirt.
When they reached the Bishop residence, Nick and his family had already arrived. When Serena saw Celeste, her smile instantly disappeared. Celeste was also reminded of what had happened the last time, so she had resentment toward Serena as well. Celeste smirked without even greeting her. "Celeste, I want a hug!" The one that was the happiest to see Celeste was Kayden. The moment she reached the house, he leaped out of his mother's arms. Stretching his chubby arms out, he asked Celeste for a hug. After a few months of not seeing him, he'd grown a lot chubbier. "Long time no see, Kayden." Celeste reached out to carry him. She pinched his fat cheeks, and her gloomy mood became much better. Speaking of which, it was all thanks to Kayden who'd acted as her witness and spoke up for her when she got slandered by Leah. Looking at how adorable and chubby Kayden was, Celeste wondered if Damon had looked like this when he was younger too. Celeste liked seeing him so much. "It's
Carly clearly wanted to embarrass Celeste when she mentioned how Shannon was a daughter of a parvenu before asking Celeste about her own family.If a daughter of a parvenu was considered too lowly to marry into the Bishop family, what about Celeste? "Carly!" Damon's face turned cold. Meanwhile, Celeste was focused on her food. Noticing that Damon was about to get angry, she stuffed some food into his mouth and gave him a reassuring look. Touched by Celeste's gesture, Damon also stopped talking and started eating instead. "My parents passed away, and I have a younger brother at home. I'm not from a rich family, so it's only natural that you've never heard of me," Celeste said.Kayden ogled at Celeste when she fed Damon food, so Celeste forked some food and fed Kayden as well, all while calmly answering Carly's question. "You're quite a confident woman then. You're from such a family background, yet you dared to go after Damon." "Be quiet, Carly!" Sensing the situation, B
"I'm not going to eat anymore!" Hearing how her own parents weren't siding with her, Carly threw the cutleries down and left angrily. "Celeste, she's just too spoiled. I'll punish her when we get back home. Don't take her words to heart …" For a moment, the atmosphere at the dining table was ice-cold. When Becky saw her daughter throwing a fit as she left, she felt nothing but embarrassment and hurriedly apologized to Celeste. "I'll ask her to visit you and apologize," Nick also said with an awkward look. "It's okay. What she thinks of me isn't important," Celeste replied.She was stating the truth. To her, Carly was just a stranger that had crossed paths with her in life. No matter how Carly judged her, it wouldn't be worth her effort to get hung up. "You should watch your behavior if you don't want other people to talk bad about you." Serena snorted. "I wouldn't be able to stop anyone from slandering me no matter how well-behaved I am anyway."Recalling the upsettin
Celeste smirked. There was mockery in her eyes, but she didn't say a word. Damon's heart was hurt when he saw that. "What should I do?" He sighed, wanting to kiss her teary eyes. But under his coat, Celeste quietly dodged him, clearly repelled. What Carly had said and done to Celeste was utterly unnecessary during dinner. And although Celeste hadn't let Carly get her way by winning all the arguments, Celeste didn't deserve to be treated that way.Serena's words had upset her too. After being verbally attacked by both of them, it would only be natural for her to talk back to Serena. Damon gave it some thought.Celeste had always been a forthcoming person. But not only did he not stand up for her, he'd even told her not to be on edge. His response was indeed a little overboard. Celeste should be angry. Damon was ready to coax her once they reached home, but Celeste gave him no chance to do so at all. If she'd lash out at him, he could still coax her with words, ge
Of course it looked familiar to Damon. It wasn't just any emerald pendant. It formed one half of the Celestial Bonds, which was a pair of matching pendants. Damon didn't say a word. Instead, he walked further into the study and opened the drawer beside Celeste. Then, he fished out another box that was almost the same size as hers. When he opened the box, Celeste saw the other half of the matching pendant. Celeste's pendant was shaped like a moon whilst Damon's one was a sun. "That's what Henry gave you that day." Damon wasn't asking a question. "Yeah. To be exact, he was just returning the pendant to its rightful owner." Celeste took Damon's pendant as well and played with both pendants. She spoke with a low and hoarse voice. "Want to hear a story?" "You can sit down and tell me," Damon replied.It was rare for such a tight-lipped person like Celeste to talk. Damon sat on the only chair in the study and carried Celeste up to sit on his lap. He only felt at ease whe