Though Damon said that, he didn't pester Celeste to sleep with him that night. Instead, he prepared the bath water for her. When the water started to cool, he carried her out of the bathtub. He dried her with a towel and put lotion on her body. After all of that, he coaxed her to sleep by patting her back as if she were a child. Quietly and obediently, Celeste let him do everything he wanted. Soon, she fell asleep. Since she was bothered by something, she didn't have a good sleep. In the dream, she and Megan attended Winston's wedding. Lilian's face was covered by a bride's veil. She whispered, "You didn't expect this at all, did you? This is why I've been faking my illness." "Lilian, do you love him?" Megan asked. "That's not for you to know. The important thing is that he loves me and not you. The whole world loves me. Hahahaha!" Lilian cackled in a strange tone, sending shivers done Celeste's back.There was a loud crash next. Megan accidentally knocked a stack of bow
Spent the night with with Lilian? What sort of strange rumor was that? Speechless, he stared at his niece. "When did I spend the night with Lilian?" Before Celeste could speak, Winston remembered it right away. "Cece, is that what Megan told you? Did she say that she saw me at Gotham Hotel?" Celeste didn't hide it. "Yeah, that's right." To show him the evidence, she found the picture Megan sent her and showed it to him. Winston massaged his temples. "Listen to me; that's not what happened." He didn't expect Celeste and Megan to immediately come to that conclusion.Winston was thankful that he came to see Celeste early. If not, he'd be wronged for something he never did! "Cece, do I look like a man who'd sleep with just anybody?" His brows were knitted together. He was speechless at how illogical they were being, especially Megan. Why didn't she ask him if she had that misunderstanding? He only managed to find out through Celeste. If not, he wouldn't have been able to
"I'm sorry, Grandma." Celeste teared up. She went over to Jane's bedside. "I was rude and too stubborn." If Sylvia were still alive, she'd probably chastise Celeste as well for upsetting Jane so much. She really shouldn't have done this. Celeste let out a sigh. She was too emotional and regretted how unreasonable she acted. "Hmph." Jane turned her face away unhappily. Ten minutes prior, Winston had texted Jane. He told her briefly about what happened. Jane was not as angry as before anymore. She just wanted to play around with Celeste. But Celeste didn't know Jane that well. She thought that Jane didn't want to see her, so she stood there awkwardly. "Grandma, if you don't want to see me, I'll visit you after a few days—" Hearing that, Jane turned to face her. She watched her granddaughter with a frown. "Cece, have you been behaving this way around other people as well? You've upset someone, yet you're just going to leave after trying to comfort me with a few words?"
"Even if I did something wrong, Grandma and Mr. Belasco wouldn't do anything to me. Can't you tell that already? Being jealous of me would just make you and Ms. Schultz suffer." Perhaps that was the case, but she and Megan weren't jealous of Lilian at all. In fact, Celeste felt bad for Lilian when she heard that Lilian was suffering from late-stage cancer. Celeste only started hating her because of everything Lilian did afterwards. Celeste snickered. "If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. You think that we're jealous of you, but doesn't that mean you're actually jealous of us?' Being exposed by Celeste, Lilian felt embarrassed. "So what if I'm jealous? I'm about to die soon. After I die, I'll always be the kind and innocent girl who Grandma and Mr. Belasco won't ever be able to forget. As for you and Ms. Schultz, it'd be hard for you to defeat me without dying." When Lilian talked about death in private, there was no fear or sadness in her at all. Inste
Only then did Celeste remember that she hadn't told Megan about what happened. She was too busy coaxing Jane in the morning. "Ah, it's all my fault. I forgot to tell you something." She hurriedly explained everything that went down to Megan. "In short, it was just a misunderstanding," Celeste concluded. Megan was silent for a moment after hearing that. "So that's why Winston was looking for me?" "I suppose so. I can't think of any other reason." "It's not like I'm going to marry him. Why would he bother explaining this to me? Weirdo." Megan snorted. Celeste smiled bitterly. "You don't want to marry him, but that doesn't mean he doesn't want to marry you. In my eyes, Winston has been really concerned about you." Megan snorted again. "There are many people out there who want to marry me. How dare a widower like him think he can do that?" After the call ended, Celeste shook her head with a bitter smile. Just over a month ago, Megan was head over heels for this "widower
When they saw Winston, Megan pulled Celeste away and wanted to leave. But before the two could reach the door, Winston had already caught up to them. "Megan, I need to talk to you about something." Megan felt helpless. This was bound to happen after all. "Do you need something from me?" "Yes. Cece, please give us some space to talk." Winston glanced at Celeste, who was by Megan's side. He was assertive. "Don't go." Megan insisted she stayed. Celeste didn't know what to do. Megan was her best friend, and Winston was her uncle. Who should she listen to? "Meg, don't make me kiss you during Jonah's funeral." When Celeste didn't move, Winston could only lean closer to Megan and whisper in her ear. "You wouldn't dare." Megan was mad. "Try me." Winston's lips brushed past her ear. It caused Megan's goosebumps to rise. He had always been gentle. His dominating tone today reminded Megan of that one day. She thought about the look on Winston's face, which he couldn't hide
Megan left without turning back. She thought that if worse came to worst, she'd sell off her shares in Opulent Prowl so she wouldn't have to get involved with him anymore. The truth was that they were making a lot of profits from Opulent Prowl. The dividend she'd receive at the end of the year would even surpass what she made from the club. She thought their partnership wouldn't be affected even when she stopped seeing Winston. They said that it wouldn't matter much when a woman left a man she didn't love anymore. Shouldn't it be the same for a man leaving a woman he didn't love? Unlike his usual calm and rational self, Winston had been acting outrageously. She couldn't handle this new version of him. But selling off her shares would require Winston's assistance since he was the primary investor of Opulent Prowl. It wouldn't be easy to execute this. Before she could work on this matter, Megan realized that Winston had contacted her parents already. When she returned hom
Megan felt helpless. After the meal, she called Celeste to complain. "What is up with Winston? Does leaving a friend with benefits render him in such pain?" She refused to believe that Winston's business venture with her parents was just a coincidence."I don't know, but I think he's just being stubborn when he says he doesn't love you," Celeste said. She didn't have much experience in dating, and she was always straightforward when she dealt with problems. She couldn't tell what Winston was thinking by doing all of this, either. She believed Winston did love Megan; but this was something related to the future happiness of her best friend and uncle, so she dared not overanalyze the matter. "That's right. What's the point of asking you that? You've never even properly dated before." Megan sighed. Celeste chuckled. "Who told you that? I'm dating my ex-husband now." She and Damon had gone through multiple challenges in their relationship. They were currently at the stage wher