Chapter 76 Milk Any Remaining Value

Celeste spent quite a while in the hospital with a pulmonary infection.

After the day she melodramatically returned Damon the Pink Diamond bracelet, she resumed interacting with him as if nothing had happened.

Yet, Damon could sense subtle differences.

In the past, despite not having heart-to-heart conversations, they had been close. Now, everything seemed a bit … restrained and formal.

"What's on your mind?"

Megan was paying Celeste a visit at the hospital, cutting apples by her bedside.

"If I had no other expectations of him and he still distrusts me like this, the marriage would definitely end.

"But now, since I have something to ask of him, I can't let emotions get in the way. Let it be like this," Celeste spoke candidly.

Growing up in such a dysfunctional family, she inherently lacked a sense of security. Her outlook on love and marriage was rather pessimistic.

During the time spent with Damon, she gradually opened up emotionally. However, facing such a situation now was