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Chapter 37
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Lotus SeraphimWhat would you do if you were Celine?
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Celine jabbed her sister and stood. “Hello Dr. Gururaj, I am Celine Beaumont and this is my sister Collette Beaumont.”“Why don’t you follow me to my office so we can talk.”, Dr. Gururaj said. He gestured toward the door he came out of, and the sisters followed.Collette was still rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. “Is this the surgeon?”, she asked keeping her voice pitched for Celine’s ears.“Yes.”, Celine murmured back.Dr. Gururaj’s office was excessively clean. The only thing on his desk was a monitor. The only things hanging on his walls were diplomas and awards. In front of his desk were two chairs and he motioned for them to sit. While he was getting himself settled across the desk from them, Celine took the opportunity to check him out.Like his office, he was meticulously groomed. He had short hair, no facial hair, and his hands were long, tapered, and manicured. Celine looked down and folded her hands in her lap. She worked with horses and her hobby was woodworking, her hands
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Celine tiptoed to her father’s bedside and kissed his forehead. “I love you, Daddy.”, she said in a whisper. “Please forgive me.”Collette was waiting for her in the hall. She took Celine’s hand. “We are not selling we are just seeing. This is the smart thing to do.”, Collette said. Celine nodded and the sisters hugged.“Text me if you hear anything about the surgery, okay?”, Celine asked then she let go of her sister and walked to her car.The lawyer’s office was a thirty-minute drive, so she called Sebastian.“Hey Kitty Cat.”, Sebastian answered. Celine smiled. She didn’t know how he did it, but just hearing his voice calmed her down.“Hey yourself Big Bad Wolf.” Her smile widened.“Big bad wolf? I think I like that one.”, Sebastian said. They were still trying out nicknames. “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down.” Celine giggled.Every day she was more certain, about her feelings for him. Which made the thought of losing him a constant ache in her throat.“Are you i
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When Celine left the law offices of Smith, Carson & Associates she was overcome by a cocktail of toxic emotions churning in her gut. She was so damn tired of being picked on by these obscenely rich narcissists. She wanted to fight back, but it was impossible to defend herself, against their limitless resources. Unless she cowered behind another obscenely rich man. Which she refused to do. There had to be a way to level the playing field.“Damn it!”, Celine yelled and hit the steering wheel. She was in her car in the hospital parking lot, the only place she could have a little privacy before she had to pretend everything was alright. Problems and possible solutions drifted in her brain while she tried to match the correct solution with the right problem. But there were so many complications that she couldn’t keep anything straight.Then she remembered her resolution. She did not have to do this alone. She thought about that haughty sociopath with her blond curls and her diamond-studded
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She had asked no questions when she forced her way into her dad’s room and saw the various players in the room. She didn’t dare rock the boat. Whether the surgeon was there because of their efforts, or someone else’s, she intentionally did not ask. Only thanked the powers that be, that her father had this chance at life.So, she held her father’s hand, kissed his cheek, and wished him well. Watched him get wheeled away through doors she could not follow. Then stood there numb with worry until Kim herded her and Collette out of there.Now she would start to ask. Because when billionaires were involved, every favor came with strings. Until the one beholden no longer had agency and was a marionette. What would she have to sacrifice for this miracle?The surgery was going to be a long and complicated operation, so it was recommended that they eat and rest nearby. Celine texted what happened, and the name of the restaurant to Sebastian so he could join them then stepped back into the privat
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The double doors opened, and Dr. Gururaj stepped out smiling. He was smiling. Collette and Celine practically flew over to greet him and stood in front of the surgeon like zoo animals at feeding time.“The surgery was a success.”, Dr. Gururaj said. Celine’s shoulders slumped in relief, and she felt a huge smile split her face. “The next twenty-four hours are critical, but he’s healthy for his age. Right now, he needs rest and recovery. Then we can talk about rehabilitation.”, Dr. Gururaj said.Amid the cheers of their friends Celine and Collette hugged each other. All the fear, the worry, and the uncertainty drained away leaving hope and happiness to swell and take its place. Cheek to cheek they cried out their joy and then they remembered Dr. Gururaj. He was observing the jubilance of the crowd that awaited news of the surgery with a smile that lit up his eyes and for a moment, Celine could see the man behind the stoic mask.“Thank you.”, Celine said to him as she struggled to hold b
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Transcript from the Interview with Phillip Bloombard.Reporter: When marriages end, the dissolution and division of assets can become a bitter battle. When billions are involved, it is a blood bath. But in this era when fifty percent of marriages end in divorce and love seems to be more of a financial transaction than a union of love, there still exists this concept of altruistic love.Reporter: Today I have a story that is going to pull at your heartstrings and restore your faith in humanity. I am here with Phillip Bloombard who is with me today to correct the public’s opinion regarding his ex-wife, Celine Beaumont.Reporter: Thank you for joining us Mr. Bloombard.Phillip: Please call me Phillip and thank you for having me.Reporter: What brings you here today?Phillip: I’m here because I feel compelled to respond to the public opinion regarding my ex-wife Celine Beaumont.Reporter: And what would you like to tell the public about your ex-wife, Celine Beaumont, formerly Celine Bloom
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The Hamptons were on the cusp of spring, all around the property wildflowers were budding and leaves were sprouting, promising a lush and vibrant bouquet. Celine stomped her feet. Spring wasn’t here yet, and it was cold. Collette had her car and was coming to pick her up, they were meeting Phillip for lunch. All part of their master plan to graciously circumvent the unwanted love triangle she found herself in.She spotted her truck coming down the dirt road. Finally, she thought. Her butterflies were having babies in her stomach, and she did not know if she would be able to eat at the restaurant. Between what she feared Phillip wanted to “talk” about and Sebastian’s irrational jealousy she was an anxious mess.The truck pulled up, and Celine hopped in, cheeks glowing from the cold. “You ready? Collette asked with a grin.“As ready as I will ever be.”, she said and reached for the seatbelt.Putting her seatbelt on, Collette gave her sister the once over. She looked perfect, she was wear
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Without an explanation to Phillip, Celine raced through the restaurant, and out the front door. Sebastian was not that far ahead of her. “Sebastian.”, Celine said calling out loudly as she ran towards his retreating figure.She was desperate to reach him, she knew he was misunderstanding what he saw, and she didn’t want to hurt him or lose him. Sebastian flinched when she called his name so she knew he heard her and yet he did not stop or even look. He was really upset. She pumped her legs harder striving to reach him and when she tried to slow down she ended up skidding on the ice right into Sebastian’s back. This knocked his feet out from under him on the slippery ice and they both went down.Sebastian was over six feet and had a solid two hundred pounds of muscle so when he fell on top of her it hurt, a lot. Celine hardly felt the pain, she was so worried about Sebastian’s misunderstanding. He rolled off her and came to her side. “Celine, oh my God. Are you okay?”, Sebastian stammer
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They say, “Money can’t buy you love.” but it does buy same-day results of a paternity test, especially if you have a phlebotomist waiting in the hall outside the courtroom to draw blood and a medical courier at the ready to transport your samples directly to a reputable private lab. A lab that was being paid to expedite the paternity test as soon as the biological samples were received.And that was precisely what happened minutes after Grace said, “I’ll take the deal.”Sophia yelled, “What deal.” The Judge beamed at Grace. The bailiff gallantly helped Grace down from the stand, and Jameson looked like a genie had just told him, ‘Of course, you can wish four more wishes.’It was complete chaos as they followed Grace and Sebastian out of the courtroom, and Celine couldn’t believe their plan had worked. But she saw it with her own eyes, and there was no doubt about it. Grace was submitting to a blood draw right there in the hall, behind a portable privacy screen.The next thing Celine kn
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After Sebastian’s lawyers finished, Celine thought all there was left to do was watch the death throes of Grace’s case. They had a recording of Grace threatening blackmail, for god’s sake. They should be watching the closing credits on this fiasco of fake paternity, but that was not how the law worked. There were always special circumstances or loopholes to get around or to delay a decision, and all Grace needed was a delay.When Grace’s attorneys began their case to quash the court order for the paternity test, they didn’t even bother to rebut the horrible things she said on the recording. Instead, they argued that Grace had a religious or moral objection to the paternity test.Grace’s attorney painted a picture of her as a devout Orthodox Christian from a family with a long, illustrious history with the Greek Orthodox Church on her mother’s side. In Orthodox culture, there is a lot of emphasis on family reputation and privacy, especially for families with ties to the church and thei
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It took Celine a great deal of self-control not to pace the length of the hotel lobby. Of all days to be late, she thought as she squirmed in an uncomfortable but aesthetically appealing, overpriced, modern accent chair and reread the same page in her digital book.Today, Sebastian was taking Grace to an OB-GYN of his choosing to get some answers. The first thing he wanted to know was if she was pregnant. If yes, he would ask Grace for the second time to take a Non-Invasive Prenatal Paternity test to prove he wasn’t the father. So far, when he asked her to provide a blood sample for the test, Grace had refused, stating Sebastian’s accusations were baseless and she would not be humiliated.They fully expected Grace to refuse a second time, and if she did, they were prepared.Celine’s phone vibrated.SebastianHereCeline hurried outside, and Sebastian’s driver, Greg, waited to open the car door for her. “Good morning, Greg.” Celine said, trying to smile through her nerves. How is the n
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“Excuse me, what?”, Celine asked. Her heart was hammering, actually hammering so hard that she felt a twinge in her calf and then a burst of warmth. Did she tear a stitch? But she couldn’t be bothered to look because she needed to make sure she had heard correctly because surely, she had not.Looking at Sebastian did nothing to help her stay calm. He looked so woeful. She had seen that look before. When she was in the hospital after the fire, he had come to visit her. That was the day she realized that no matter what she said or how she was willing to fight, he was going to marry Grace anyway. The day she asked if he had slept with Grace. He never did answer her, but she guessed from his dark face and how he wouldn’t look at her that he probably had. She didn’t want to relive that horrible day.“She said she was pregnant.”, Sebastian breathed out.The room went still, and she heard a ringing in her ears. The warm spot on her calf grew. She absent-mindedly touched her calf to see if it
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With a chair, rolled-up towels, and choreography worthy of a Cirque De Sole act, Celine lowered herself into the bubble bath while keeping one leg dry. The doctor had been adamant that she could not get her stitches wet and had prescribed sponge baths. To hell with that. Nothing was going to stop her from getting a bath. So, what if having one leg out of the tub was awkward and uncomfortable, and she had no idea how she was getting out?She groaned in pleasure. She needed this. She could feel her aches and pains melting away, and the cold that had settled in her bones was gone. All that remained was a luxurious cocoon of heat and well-being.Except there was this niggly wiggly annoying memory of how she had acted like a whiny little jealous bitch, got stabbed in the calf by someone’s ice skate, stormed off bleeding everywhere, and then having to depend on Jameson, of all people, to help her.Shit, Celine, get it together. Where was the phoenix that rose from the ashes? Where was the w
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She only fell twice when she skated the rink's perimeter to the secluded spot where Sebastian sat with Grace. By the time she got there, she was so exhausted that she could hardly summon a spark, much less the fire of indignation and anger that had fueled her impulse to give Sebastian a piece of her mind. If she hadn’t needed to skate back the way she had just come, she would have given up right then and there and gone home to have a nice bubble bath.She was here now. What was she going to do? She couldn’t cling to this wall forever. Why hadn’t she just sent him a text like a normal person? She looked over to where Sebastian and Grace were sitting. Sebastian’s back was to her, but she could see Grace, and her eyes were red and swollen. It looked like she had been crying.Sebastian was a sucker for tears. He had probably held her hand or hugged her. He never could stand to see a woman cry. She wanted to punch him in his stupid nose.Suddenly, she realized she could hear them talking.
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It was official. She was an idiot. How many times was she going to fall for his fake sentiment? He really had her believing that he loved her the night he saved her from being abducted. What had he said? “We’re calling this off. It’s not worth it. We’ll run away. I’ll leave it all.” Hadn’t he begged her to believe him when he said that he would never let anyone hurt her again?But what did he do? The first time he had to choose between her or Grace, he chose Grace and left her alone to face the woman who had literally burned her life to the ground.The girl spoke, “Are you okay?” Snapping out of her reverie, Celine noticed the girl had taken her to a quiet window seat. She smiled, grateful to her unexpected savior, who flopped into one of the chairs and sighed noisily.“I’m okay.”, Celine said. She sat in the chair next to her and watched the pretty girl stare at the ice skaters with a mix of malice and envy as if they had stolen her lollipop and then kicked her puppy.Sparing Celine
