It was 7 am when Damon brought the pair of pendants with him to visit the Bishop residence. Serena had just woken up not too long ago and was having breakfast with the assistance of her maids. She was confused to see her son here. Why wasn't he with his wife now? "Mom, I have something to tell you." Damon sat by Serena's side. He then pulled out the boxes that contained the Celestial Bonds. Damon told Serena the whole story of how James had given Sylvia the engagement agreement and pendant. He concluded, "So, Celeste has always been destined to be the daughter-in-law of the family from the start. I hope you'll respect her from now on." Serena merely listened to him in silence. After a while, she said slowly, "Is that true?" "I told Liam to look into Grandpa's medical history back then. It's true." Serena was utterly shocked. James only mentioned that he'd set up an amazing engagement for Damon back then. But he never told her the reason. Now that she thought about
When Damon returned home, Celeste had just woken up not too long ago. She was barefaced and curled up on the couch in the living room while having her coffee. "Aren't you cold?" Damon went over to touch her calves that weren't covered by her robe. He relaxed after making sure that they weren't cold. Celeste was still mad at him about the medicine. She silently lifted her head up to look at him.Damon sat by her side. Then, he stuffed the jewelry box that Serena gifted into her hands. "Here, Mrs. Bishop gave you this." He opened the lid and showed her the contents. Seeing the dazzling array of jewelry inside, Celeste felt overwhelmed. The last time she saw such a huge pearl was when she visited the museum. "Is she asking me to take this and leave you?" she asked."What are you talking about?" Damon flicked Celeste's head. "This is a wedding gift. She said that she forgot to give you this at our wedding, so she told me to pass it to you." "I don't want it." Celeste reject
It was finally winter, and everyone was starting to create designs for Christmas-themed jewelry. Celeste was drafting designs at her desk for almost half the day. She didn't even have time to drink water. Suddenly, her phone rang. It was a call from an unfamiliar number. "Celeste, something happened to Lawrence. We're at the Davidson Hospital, you should come over now!" She heard a woman speaking in a demanding tone over the phone. Celeste was dumbfounded. "Who are you?" The voice was familiar, and after processing it for a while, Celeste realized that it was Carly. "Lawrence's in a really bad condition. Come now!" Carly didn't answer Celeste's question, and after demanding for Celeste to come, she hung up. Judging from Carly's tone, she didn't sound like she was lying. Without thinking twice, Celeste asked for a day off from Sylvie before rushing to the hospital. On her way there, she got a call from Damon."Darling, my head hurts. Can you come up here and massa
On her way back, Celeste was very angry and heartbroken. She wasn't bothered by how Carly had tried to plot against her. Rather, she was mad at Damon for testing her reaction in such a way! Meanwhile, Damon was frustrated as well. He went straight to Nicholas' office and stayed there for a whole afternoon with a dark face. "You can't blame Celeste for this." After prompting Damon to tell him the story, Nicholas couldn't help but defend Celeste. "If your places were switched, wouldn't you come to the hospital if it was Leah who got into a car accident?" "But she looked too concerned." Damon was unhappy. "Celeste was dragged into this out of nowhere, of course she should be angry. You're someone with a high status. You seemed a little … petty for doing this." Seeing Damon's eyes glowering, Nicholas instantly regretted what he said, and his voice became softer. Damon knew how petty his actions were. But testing Celeste wasn't his original intention. He was just fooled by C
"Nothing." Celeste gave Damon an indifferent look. She seemed cold as she said, "You partnered up with Carly to test me for no reason and even slandered Lawrence and I. Of course, I should just own up to it, shouldn't I?" Her gentle tone from a moment ago was gone. Now, her voice was so flat that it made Damon seem like an outsider. Damon frowned. "I didn't mean to test you. I only found out about it after reaching the hospital." "Ah." Celeste put on a mocking smile. "You got your answer, then. Happy?" "That wasn't the answer I was looking for." "What did you expect me to do, then? That I'd be indifferent if I heard the news that Lawrence was dying? Damon, you could go out of your way to do things the moment you heard that Leah's father got cancer. And I'm not allowed to see a friend who got into a car accident at the hospital? "You really do have double standards," Celeste said coldly, disappointment in her voice. "Can't you talk to me properly?" Damon went closer to h
Damon was on the verge of passing out. He merely glanced at Leah. Meanwhile, Nicholas looked at Jasper with a half-smile, as if he thought about something else. "I didn't call her over." Jasper was honest. He didn't know why Leah would appear here at the bar in the middle of the night. "Leah, it's late. Why are you here instead of being with Uncle John?" Nicholas asked. He was thinking of how cruel Leah was. Her own father was so ill, yet it wouldn't stop her from seeing Damon. Leah heard the meaning behind his words and blushed. "My friend saw Damon drinking here. I was worried, so I came to see him." "Worried?" He thought she looked excited instead. Leah's intention was exposed, and she was embarrassed. However, she then said decisively, "You guys can leave. I'll take care of Damon and send him back home in one piece." There was something going on between Jasper and Leah, so Jasper stayed quiet. But Nicholas rejected her. "There's no need for that. My driver is waitin
"Celeste is such a cold woman." After hanging up, Jasper complained to Nicholas. "That's how she is. But she actually values her relationships a lot," Nicholas explained. He knew her a little more than Jasper did. The two waited at the same spot for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, Celeste had driven her Porsche Cayenne over in a rush. Beneath her coat, she was still in her loungewear. She looked more anxious than she'd sounded on the phone. Nicholas and Jasper exchanged a look. "Let's go. My driver followed them. I'll bring you there." Nicholas entered Celeste's car. Jasper was afraid that things would take a turn for the worse, so he didn't follow them. The two then drove to a hotel according to the location sent by Nicholas' driver. The staff at the front desk tried to stop them, but it was to no avail. They then hurried to the room that Leah booked. "Leah, open the door." They pressed the doorbell, but nobody answered the door. Then, Celeste walked over and knocked on i
It was already 5 am when Damon woke up. Out of habit, he stretched his arms out, wanting to pull the person beside him into his arms. He then heard a soft voice from the side. "Damon, you're up? Do you want some water?" "Why are you here?" Damon jolted up the moment he saw Leah lying beside him. Leah looked hurt as she bit her lips. "You're the one who wanted to follow me last night." Damon then recalled things that had happened before he blacked out. He frowned. Did Celeste really not come to see him and allowed him to stay with Leah for a night instead? Damon pulled his phone out. He was going to call Celeste. Only then did he see the texts from Celeste and the numerous missed calls from Nicholas and Jasper. "What happened?" He called Nicholas. "Wow, did you only just wake up now because of how tired you were after doing it with Leah last night?" Nicholas said mockingly the moment he answered. "Just get to the point." Dissatisfied, Damon frowned. "Nothing