"Celeste is such an ice queen. I don't even know why Damon likes her!" Jasper huffed, still angry about Celeste's earlier behavior.Nicholas had bore witness to how intelligent Celeste was before this. With a chuckle, he said, "It takes two to tango. Who knows, Celeste might be as wild in bed as she is cold."The men's conversation was unfiltered as usual. Only then did Nicholas recall Shannon was here.Nicholas felt awkward and hurriedly said, "Relationships can't be forced, Shannon."…Celeste went to Caleb's ward right after leaving the ER. Caleb was reading some comics on his bed when she entered. Snacks and sweets littered his bedside. There was even a Playstation 5 game console."Did Megan or Lawrence come to visit?" Celeste asked."No. Dr. Davies brought someone called Liam over to visit. Liam was the one who brought me these comics and the game console so I wouldn't be bored here." Caleb happily showed his gifts to Celeste."Liam … Liam Fletcher?" she questioned."Ye
"You're the one who seduced Damon and stole him from me! How could you act like nothing happened when you're the mistress who ruined our relationship?" Shannon got up and yelled, triggered by the sight before her."You know very well if I'm the mistress here, Shannon York," said Celeste, facing her with a cold expression. She continued with a disdainful tone, "Why not just stop all these tricks and tell the truth? You're like an old, dirty piece of gum stuck under my man's shoes. You're just insulting yourself at this point."Her words made Shannon want the ground to open up and swallow her in embarrassment.Shannon was always mindful of her public appearance. She always wanted to come off as dignified in front of Damon and his friends. But now she'd been reduced to 'an old, dirty piece of gum' …"I'll come visit you tomorrow, Damon," Shannon cried and ran out weeping."Did you have to be so cruel, Celeste?" Damon asked with a furrow of his brow as he watched Shannon leave. He h
"Okay!" Celeste said again, looking away as tears filled her eyes.Damon felt happier upon hearing her answer. He kissed the top of her head."What did you call me earlier? Can you say it again?" teased Damon."Huh?" Celeste turned back to him curiously."What did you call me in front of Shannon earlier?" Damon's hand began snaking along her waist.Celeste thought about it for a moment."I said … you were my man?" she said as her cheeks burned."Then you better remember that from now on," Damon said."But you're not yet … " Celeste's words were muffled as Damon kissed her.Until now, she was still unsure of how Damon felt about her. Did he like her? She did not think so. After all, Celeste had not yet done anything that would make him like her.Heck, not even Damon knew why. Although he hated how forceful and prickly she was, he could not deny the way his heart felt about her.That night, Celeste slept with Damon in the hospital bed.She did not seem to be having the best s
"You know how to make noodles?" Damon asked.All the women Damon had ever met were rich heiresses to their family. At most, they could only manage a small cake they had baked. Celeste being able to cook came as a surprise to him.What's more, Celeste's looks and personality made it difficult to connect something as plain as cooking to her."So-so. It won't poison you, I can guarantee that." Celeste's expression was not very happy. If she had known he did not need any more food, she would not have needed to wake up so early!Damon was not bothered by her expression. He grinned and said, "Why don't you let me have a taste?""Only a little then." Celeste unwillingly got some noodles for him. She blew on it to cool it off before feeding it to Damon.Damon ate the portion of noodles and then ate some more. Only then did Celeste look happier.Celeste had not realized how she changed from someone who always hid their emotions in front of Damon to constantly throwing mini tantrums.Sha
Meanwhile, Damon had noticed that Celeste was leaving early in the morning. He just never opened his eyes, and let her leave.Damon was a picky eater. All the food he had eaten since young was made by master chefs. Celeste's chicken noodle soup from yesterday was only average according to his standards.But Damon enjoyed being taken care of by Celeste. The thought that someone as tenacious as Celeste would go to the kitchen and cook for him pleased him endlessly.Damon even secretly decided he would finish whatever Celeste cooked for him this time.Who would have known that he would end up waiting until 9:00 am still with no sign of Celeste?It was Serena who came to visit Damon after hearing the news about him.Tears welled in her eyes when she saw her son in such a state."This wouldn't have happened to you and Shannon if it weren't for that bartender!" she accused. Serena even treated the car accident as Celeste's fault.She was not insistent on Damon marrying Shannon. It wa
Damon's gaze darkened. He took a step back and kicked the front door down.Celeste's apartment was tiny. The door opened right up to her bedroom.The bathroom was to the left of the entrance. A strong smell of blood seeped out from the closed bathroom door.Damon's heart leaped for a moment. He then kicked the bathroom door open.What he saw shocked him so much that he nearly collapsed to his feet.Blood ran freely through the water in the shower stall, staining the floor red.Celeste was crouching underneath the running showerhead when she turned to stare dazedly at Damon. In her right hand was a blade. Her left arm was riddled with open, bloody cuts.The deepest of the cuts revealed bone."Are you out of your mind, Celeste York?" Damon ran over and snatched the blade away before tossing it outside.He hurriedly wrapped a towel around her wounds. Blood soaked through it instantly, even staining his hands."What were you thinking? Why did you hurt yourself?" If Damon had gott
Celeste had gotten over 60 stitches sewed without any anesthesia.Even someone like Nicholas, who was used to countless incidents, could not bear it in his heart.Celeste remained silent, her petite face deathly pale against Damon's embrace. Beads of sweat soaked her shirt as her hair clung slickly and damp against her face.Damon had intended to restrain Celeste and prevent her from struggling, but she was incredibly obedient and did not make a single move.Celeste stared blankly as Nicholas worked the surgical needle in and out. As she witnessed the needle piercing the skin, her empty gaze unexpectedly brightened for a moment.Although Damon was unsure if he had seen it wrong, he swiftly covered Celeste's eyes with his hand."Relax, don't look at it," he said.The fear of losing Celeste shrouded him throughout the night. It softened his attitude considerably.Her lashes quivered in Damon's hand, tickling gently.After finishing the stitches, Celeste seemed to have finished a
Both Taylor and Nicholas had mentioned that Celeste showed great self-restraint this time, preventing herself from fully committing suicide.Even though she made deep cuts, she intentionally avoided cutting any arteries.If there was something she could not let go of and had a definite reason for remaining alive, it had to be her brother, Caleb.During Celeste's depression attack that day, she diligently reassured herself of the necessity to hold on for the sake of her brother. It was soon time for Caleb's heart donor to reach the end of life, and they had to be prepared for an approaching heart transplant surgery.The contradiction and anguish, the struggle of wanting to die yet being afraid to … Damon could not help but draw in a sharp breath as he thought about it."Lead me to Caleb," Damon said to Liam.He thought about Celeste's obsessive, stubborn, and domineering nature. He wondered what kind of devilish character her brother might be.To Damon's surprise, Caleb turned