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2024-05-12 12:00:01Rupert smiled slightly. Stroking the top of Celine's head affectionately. “Have you forgotten that your uncle and Aunt separated a year before your father's case came to light?”
Celine looked down. “You just walked out of my life.”
“I didn't know that the end of my worries would turn out like this. I didn't have the courage to go back then because the situation was really tense. The slightest misstep on my part, you know, your grandfather and Grace won't stay silent.”
Celine's shoulders seemed to tremble.
“Do you know what made me choose to part with Grace?”
This question made Celine look up, staring intently at Rupert who was wearing a sad smile. “Aunt Grace said that you were no longer in line with her thinking?”
“That's one of the many reasons.” Rupert sighed softly. “But the biggest one is that I can't live with someone with such ambition that she forgets what'
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