"What's wrong?" Only then did Damon realize something was off. He stopped halfway as beads of sweat trickled down his forehead. "Get away from me." Clutching her stomach, Celeste sounded weak. She looked like she was in great pain. Damon checked her lower body. The color of the fluid on the floor seemed weird. Had her period arrived? "Isn't your period only going to arrive at the end of the month?" They once lived together before. Damon was even more attentive about these than Celeste back then. It was just the middle of the month, and yet her period came suddenly. It could only mean that the miscarriage, suicidal attempt, and fever in the detention center had affected her health. Guilt woke Damon up from jealousy. He carried her up onto the bed. "Where are your things?" he asked in a low voice. Celeste was feeling uncomfortable and didn't want to move. She jutted her chin at the closet. Celeste's pads and sanitary panties were in the drawer underneath the closet. Damon
Celeste naturally wouldn't listen to Damon and quit her job just like that. But it'd happen soon enough. Winston invested in a factory manufacturing women's outfits in the suburbs. It wasn't large, just several dozens of acres of land. There were around 30 workers and two production lines. The total investment in the factory didn't exceed 50 million dollars. The first launch of the production lines was a success, so they were now at the stage of recruiting workers and expanding. Celeste thought of investing her ten million dollars into this. Winston then proposed a term to her. "How about you manage the factory when the time comes? And I'll give you 51% of shares." "Aren't you worried that I might lose all your deposit?" After all, Celeste was inexperienced and wasn't confident she would succeed in that role. Winston smiled. "I'll just treat it as a lost gamble then. If we earn some profits, I'll pay you a portion. If we suffer losses, I'll bear all of the cost." After know
Celeste had always been a vengeful person. Now that Carly was charging at her, she wouldn't back down either. The two didn't care about how they looked and started to pull each other's hair or scratch the other's face. It lasted till the security called the police. They were brought to the police station. The person in charge at the station knew Carly but not Celeste. He called Damon and said, "Mr. Bishop, someone beat your sister up. They're both at the Northroad police station now. Please come and have a look." What kind of slave was he? Celeste watched as that man talked to Damon pleasingly and felt nauseous. She had a look of disdain on her face. When Damon arrived at the station, it was already midnight. He became even thinner recently. He probably made some time in his busy schedule to come over. Dressed in a black suit, his white shirt was buttoned up to his neck. He exuded a cold demeanor. Celeste glanced icily at Damon as he walked into the interrogation room. The te
Spencer pulled out a white handkerchief from his pocket. He went over to Celeste. Celeste wasn't used to people touching her, so she leaned slightly away. But she still allowed Spencer to wipe the blood from the corner of her lips. His action was provocative in Damon's eyes. Damon wasn't surprised by any of Spencer's behavior. He was just angry that Celeste didn't hide away from Spencer at all. She didn't seem to be bothered by Spencer's touch. Of course, she wasn't bothered. She even sounded cheerful after he entered! "You lost to someone like that? Celeste, you're such a weakling." Although Spencer was mocking her, his tone was soft. His action was gentle as well. "I didn't lose." There were bruises on her face, but she felt Carly didn't manage to take advantage of her at all. The only thing was that she was too careless and allowed Carly to take the lead to hit her. "Alright, you didn't. You're the most powerful woman in the world." Spencer spoke so lovingly. Perhaps Cel
After they left, Spencer drove her home. Celeste turned her head away and leaned against the car window in the shotgun. There was sadness on her face. She didn't say anything the entire way back. Spencer didn't speak either. He sent her to her residential area. "Are you sad?" After parking the car, Spencer suddenly asked. Celeste didn't expect him to ask her. She avoided his eyes. "I'm alright." "If you are, stop looking as if somebody died." He had always had a sharp tongue. "You're the one who wanted to bail me out. Can't I be sad for a bit?" Celeste argued in a soft voice. "After losing Damon, you have me now. What's there to be sad about? I'm not any worse than Damon anyway." Spencer went so close to her that they could feel each other's breath. Although Celeste was slow to think about relationship matters, she could tell that Spencer had been trying to flirt with her for the past few times. But Spencer had never confessed his feelings to her in any way. She would
Spencer had misunderstood her. The only thing that would make her sacrifice anything was to defeat the York family. Now that the York family had fallen, there was nothing else in this world that she would use her marriage to exchange with. She would admit that being with Damon wasn't just about getting what she wanted. At least her feelings for him toward the end were real. But there was no need for him to explain things. Before Spencer could come closer to her, she turned her head away. His lips didn't touch hers. Instead, his mouth brushed past her cheek and hair. "Thanks for today. I'll find a chance to treat you to a meal," Celeste said. She was then about to get out of the car and leave. "When people in Taverdale say that they'd treat you to a meal someday, they don't actually want to do it." Spencer pulled Celeste's arm. "Treat me to a meal today." "I have no mood for that." She had bruises all over her face, and it was already later. She just wanted to pass out o
"What is this?" Leah researched Celeste's makeup and her way of dressing just to attract Damon's attention. She had always been arrogant. The fact that she had to set aside her ego and copy Celeste's style meant she had no other choice. Damon praised her for being pretty, and he even spaced out while staring at her. Leah's heart thumped faster, and her face turned red. Damon still looked indifferent. "Nothing. It's almost autumn, so it's just a gift for you." He had absent-mindedly bought this necklace from a shop downstairs. It took him less than five minutes to pay with his card when he entered the shop. When the two were close, it was normal for Damon to occasionally give her little gifts like this. This was the only time he gave her something since she got a divorce, and when Celeste appeared. Now that she looked at it, Damon finally lost hope for Celeste and was ready to start a new page with Leah. "Your neck looked empty whenever you took selfies. You can wear this
As promised, Celeste arrived at the racing venue according to the location Spencer sent her. Spencer arrived a little earlier than she did. He was in a racing suit as he sat in the resting area and had his coffee. His eyes lit up when he saw Celeste. Celeste's outfits had always been on different ends of the spectrum. She would either wear feminine-looking dresses or hoodies and jeans so baggy that nobody could tell if she was a girl. Today, it was a rare sight to see her in a black and tight-fitting suit. She was all covered from her ankles up to her neck. Only her head was visible. But it accentuated her chest and waist, showing how curvy she was. She didn't put on makeup. Under her sunglasses, her face was pale. The only color on her body was her glimmering lip gloss. Anyone would want to kiss her on those lips. Spencer passed a cup of coffee to her. He quietly raised his eyebrow. "I didn't know that you were so curvy." Men would sound disgusting if they weren't careful