The footsteps on the balcony went further away. Celeste was overwhelmed as she lay in Damon's arms. She had always been conservative, so Damon didn't dare to overdo it. After tasting her a little, he carried her into his car. Celeste was exhausted and dizzy. She was biting her lips so hard to suppress herself that it bled. She pleaded with him to spare her again and again. In the end, she didn't even know how Damon sent her home. Celeste woke up in the morning after hearing the phone ringing. Her body was aching so much as if she just had a fever. She reached out to fetch the phone on the bedside table. "Hello?" It was a number which was not saved to her contacts. "Damon, I made you breakfast. Edna says you're not home. Where are you?" The girl sounded excited. Celeste was dumbfounded for a while before she recognized that it was Sherry. "Ms. Holmer, you called the wrong person. Damon's number is… " She told her the number swiftly. "Baby, you're holding my phone now
It was already noon when Damon left. Celeste's body was aching all over. Not wanting to move at all, she hid under her blanket and wanted to sleep. Spencer couldn't find her last night. He'd sent her a text on WhatsApp to ask where she was. She was only free to reply to him at noon. "I was tired last night, so I went back home first. I forgot to tell you," Celeste replied. Spencer texted, "Do you think I'll believe that, Celeste?" After he couldn't find Celeste, he went back to the banquet hall. Damon was gone too. He had a reason to believe that Damon took her with him. Celeste didn't answer him. Whether or not he believed her, she could do nothing about it. Spencer promised to give her two days off after the exhibition, so she rested more in the afternoon. Celeste wanted to take an afternoon nap, but she couldn't calm her mind down. She could only think of how Damon hugged her, called her his darling, and kissed her earlobe. After being separated for such a long tim
For a moment, Celeste didn't know how to comfort Megan. "I've decided to go on blind dates. I'll start tomorrow." The white wine arrived. Megan stumbled on her way to open the door and take it. "You're just 21. You're not in a rush at all." That was all Celeste could say. She didn't know what Winston could be thinking. Although he was handsome, rich, and charming, he was almost 20 years older than Megan. Perhaps he was afraid of holding her back. But since she didn't hear it directly from him, she couldn't defend him for this reason either. After the two of them drank half of the bottle, Megan went to the bathroom and threw up. Then, she lay on the couch and slowly dozed off. Celeste held her and helped her rinse her mouth. She was about to get a hot towel for her. "Winston, you're a bad guy. I like you." Megan mumbled in her sleep. "You're a bad guy…" She sounded like she was sobbing. When Celeste reached out to touch her face, it was wet with tears. Heartbroken, Cel
Winston's story was way more interesting than what he'd told Celeste. If Celeste was willing to delve deeper, she'd realize that the ways they'd grown up were almost identical. They even hired the same fixer, which was Kenny. The person who helped Kenny in earning his first paycheck was none other than Winston. The difference lay in how their relationships evolved respectively. Damon knew that Celeste didn't love him at first, but he gradually developed feelings for her. On the other hand, Winston and his wife shared a strong relationship since the start. But things started to fall apart when he managed to get what he wanted. His wife thought that he did everything just so that he could use her, and that she was just a tool to help Winston in reaching his goals. "I succeeded in taking revenge, but I lost her. That's the one thing I regretted the most in my life." Winston's eyes were soft and sad. "Misunderstandings can be explained. But she passed away. She got into a car acc
Sherry was from a prestigious family and was as pretty as a doll. Nobody had ever dared to belittle her. After not getting what she wanted, she went back home and cried to her parents. The next day, Damon just arrived at the company when Liam brought an invitation to him. He was invited to the Holmer residence. Jordan helped Damon out before after all, so Damon didn't dare to turn him down. He asked Liam to prepare a box of gold as a gift for them. He thought that he'd have to entertain Sherry again and he was mentally prepared for it. To his surprise, Jordan's secretary brought Damon to his tea room. Only Jordan was there. "Mr. Holmer," Damon greeted him politely as he passed Jordan the gift. "Damon, you can just call me Uncle Jordan." Jordan gave Damon a friendly smile, showing a warm attitude as a leader. Damon obliged. "Uncle Jordan." Jordan nodded in reply. He poured Damon a cup of tea. "It's my fault for not raising my daughter well. Sherry is too headstrong. Wh
From then on, Damon started to go out with Sherry as expected. The upper-class circle wasn't big in Taverdale. The news reached Celeste within just a week. "You'll be in my life from now on. Let's care for each other and not let each other down." Megan sent a screenshot of Sherry's post to Celeste. Sherry attached a picture of the back of a tall man. That silhouette was all too familiar to Celeste. She had gazed at his back countless times, marveling at how handsome he looked even from the back. His figure was so well-proportioned and regal. "Damon is such a piece of trash. He was going after you not long ago, but he has gone official with Sherry now." Megan hadn't even healed from her own heartbreak yet, but she had the energy to complain for Celeste. Celeste's heart throbbed. Her mind went blank for a long time. Sherry was adorable and pretty, so it wouldn't be strange for Damon to feel attracted to her. Celeste just didn't expect that they'd be together so soon. It d
Why was she everywhere? Celeste should feel sorry for herself instead of seeing Sherry and Damon here. Before Celeste could speak, Megan stretched an arm out and hid Celeste behind. "This is a public place and not your house. Of course, we can be here as well." "You just happened to know that Damon and I are here to see some friends, so you wanted to get his attention! Why bother putting up an act?" Ignoring Megan, Sherry continued to attack Celeste. "Sherry, certain things that you cherish might just be trash that was thrown away by others. Not everyone cares about whatever you care about." Megan couldn't stand her as she talked down to Sherry. Her analogy made Celeste burst out laughing. She didn't know that her best friend was so good at talking. Maybe Megan got her skills from arguing with Celeste's anti-fans online when she was the topic of gossip. The thought of that was hilarious to Celeste. She looked at Megan with gratitude. Did Megan just say that he was a piece o
"It must have something to do with looks then." After being silent for a while, Megan suddenly spoke up. "What?" Winnie was confused. "I said, the reason why you don't have a complicated history of relationships must have something to do with looks. After all, beautiful women are always slandered by others, but normal-looking ones would never experience such a thing. In that case…" Megan sized Winnie up with a smile. "Having an average face isn't a bad thing at all." "Pfft!" Caro choked on his drink and started coughing. "It's only been a few years since I last saw you. How did you—" How did she become so good at talking? Winny couldn't maintain her composure anymore after being told that. "Celeste got famous because she slept around with men. You're friends with her. Of course, you're the same too." She continued to attack them. The men who were sitting around them couldn't stand this anymore. Anyone could tell that Winnie was trying to pick a fight. "We're all schoolm