"Jasper, you must have had too much to drink. Stop talking nonsense!" Nicholas quickly elbowed Jasper.Jasper looked at Celeste's pale face and realized he had spoken out of turn."Celeste ..." He wanted to say something, but Celeste waved her hand."You're right. I gained everything by selling my body. So I have to work hard to maintain it." Celeste's sparkling eyes turned dim.Panicking, Damon reached out to grab her hand, but she deliberately avoided it."I should be grateful that people like you are willing to apologize to someone like me. I don't have the right to refuse to accept your apology."She picked up the glass before her and emptied it.She proceeded to pick up Damon's glass after that. She tilted her head back and gulped down the alcohol."I forgive both of you. Are you happy now?"She held up the two empty glasses for Jasper and Leah to see."Am I allowed to leave now?"The four exchanged awkward glances. No one dared to speak.Celeste turned away. She kept
Celeste's depression has relapsed.She urgently swallowed a handful of antidepressants. Without even getting changed, she fell asleep.Seeing her in that state, Damon felt as if his heart was crushed. An excruciating pain shot up in him.Damon called Nicholas while changing Celeste into clean clothes."Come right away with Taylor.""Did her depression relapse?"Nicholas and Jasper stayed up all night, too. Upon hearing this news, they quickly contacted Taylor and rushed to Damon's villa together."I'm sorry." Jasper no longer wanted to justify himself.Celeste was right. She had never done anything to hurt him. On the contrary, he had always attempted to humiliate her.Damon's eyes were bloodshot. He looked exhausted as he glanced at Jasper."I can't forgive you on her behalf."…Celeste only woke up in the afternoon. When she opened her eyes, she felt dizzy and uncomfortable.Damon had already instructed the maids to hide all the sharp objects at home. He was afraid that
Damon wasn't a bad person. In fact, he had treated her better than anyone else she had met.However, the two grew up in different environments. Their perspectives and ways of handling things differed.The incident of her drowning, Damon believing in Leah's accusation, and his forcing her to apologize.It was all because Damon was prejudiced against her.Damon didn't marry her out of love. It was mainly because she was the first person who opened his door to a new world.In front of others, he was cold and restrained, yet he experienced a different kind of joy with her. Naturally, he found it interesting.But how long could a man's novelty and excitement last? Celeste dared not think about it.She only knew marrying Damon was the first step in bringing the Yorks down. While she could still make use of her identity, she had to seize the opportunity.After resting for one day, Celeste went to work with Damon as usual the next day."I'm having dinner with Megan tonight. You don't
Damon instructed Liam to check on Celeste downstairs and happened to overhear the girls gossiping. Of course, he couldn't turn a blind eye to this.His stern voice echoed in the pantry."Seems like you two were gossiping about your colleagues during working hours and even insulted her. Your bonuses for this month will be deducted."The girls immediately shut up.Holding a cup of water, Celeste waited for Liam to come out with a smile."Thank you," she said. She didn't seem embarrassed or awkward."Don't mention it, Mrs. Bishop. Don't take it to heart," Liam quickly responded.Celeste had only been here for a day, and rumors had already spread in the office. The first person who came into Liam's mind was Leah."No worries. They're just stating the facts."Celeste had already heard someone talking about her the night before. But she told herself to not mind them.If she wanted to stay until the day she brought down the Yorks, she had to let go of her pride and ignore the critic
At noon, Celeste had lunch in Damon's office.Under his supervision, she had some oatmeal and some plain food. After that, Celeste said she had no appetite and quickly left the dining table.Damon had ordered himself a plate of spaghetti. After finishing it, he casually gulped down the remaining oatmeal in Celeste's cup.Staring at him on the sofa, Celeste felt her cheeks flush red again.Damon was known to be a clean freak. She was surprised to see him calmly devouring her leftover food.The office had good lighting, and the sofa was comfortable. Before long, Celeste felt drowsy.Soon, Damon carried her to the lounge."Remember to wake me up at 1:30 pm," she mumbled."Alright." Damon pecked her lips.When Celeste woke up and went to the 15th floor to work again, the attitudes of her colleagues had changed drastically compared to the morning.They treated her with utter respect.But Celeste acted like nothing had happened.Not long after, it was about time to leave work. Ce
Primax's banquet brought together hundreds of guests.It created an opportunity for suppliers and buyers to meet each other. It was also a prime occasion for many entrepreneurs to expand their connections.Hence, everybody was smiling and engaging in conversations. They looked like predators on the hunt.Megan was pulled away by her business partners to talk. Celeste took the opportunity to explore the place and gather information about the event's organizers.It was said that Primax was a significant construction company in the southern market. They had just expanded their business to Taverdale this year.Celeste had tried to search for more information about them on the internet but found nothing much.It wasn't an easy task to identify the main character in such a large gathering. Celeste found a corner with a good vantage point and sat down to observe her surroundings.Suddenly, a young boy in a white T-shirt and baseball cap waltzed in. He was carrying a backpack.It was s
"Mind your own business!" the young boy said.The teenage boy, who was half a head taller than Celeste, stood up and effortlessly grabbed the bottle.However, as he tilted it, more than half of the champagne spilled out and drenched Celeste."Oh no," Celeste quickly reached for the tissue box on the table as those upstairs watched.Celeste helplessly looked at her soaked gown.The host hadn't even arrived, and her dress was already ruined. She regretted meddling in the first place.The young boy was also flustered. He looked at her apologetically."I'll take you to change into something else, and then I'll buy you a new one," he quickly proposed a solution."Oh, there's no need," Celeste hurriedly refused.She couldn't let a high school student spend money on her."Just stop drinking, be a good boy, and drink more milk to grow taller. I'll leave now."She wanted to go to the bathroom to clean up. However, the young boy grabbed her arm."I have plenty of money. I can afford
The wine stains spread out after soaking in water. It was impossible to clean. Celeste tried several times but had to give up.So, still in the T-shirt and shorts, she found an empty corner to stay in until the event ended. Her attempt to intercept ended in failure this time.On the way back, Megan spotted Celeste in the young boy's outfit and curiously asked, "What happened? How did it go?""Forget it, let's just go home," Celeste sighed.At 10:30 pm, Celeste returned to the villa. Damon had already changed into loungewear, sitting in the living room waiting for her."Still up?" Celeste was a bit annoyed by her unsuccessful mission, so she greeted him and headed upstairs."Whose clothes are you wearing?" Damon knowingly asked."I got my clothes dirty, these are Megan's," Celeste casually lied."Megan wearing a hand-painted Superman T-shirt and men's basketball shorts?" Damon frowned. Her lie was too unconvincing."Sorry," Celeste avoided eye contact with him.She really didn