Chapter 0460

Chapter 0460

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The drive wasn’t particularly long or short. They arrived at Celeste’s building, and once again, Peter accompanied her to her apartment door. She turned to him, hesitating for a moment before asking:

“Would you like to come in?”

Peter looked at her, a soft smile forming on his lips. “Would you mind making me some coffee?”

She raised an eyebrow, curious at his request. “Did you like it?”

“I did. I’ve discovered that’s how I like my coffee.”

“Come in, then. Take a seat while I make it,” Celeste said with a smile.

Spike was waiting in the living room. The cat immediately approached Peter and rubbed against his

words slipped out before she could stop them. Realizing what she’d said, she

not what I meant! I meant

of coffee. The rich aroma filled the apartment, and Peter was momentarily lost in a memory–a house near the beach, warth coffee, and a simpler time. Celeste, her apartment, and even her cat reminded him of something

you okay?” Celeste asked,

was just distracted by a few things. It’s nothing

something you should know about me. You don’t know me, not really, so I want

no idea that Peter had already looked into her past. Whatever she revealed, he

knew.

My husband died in a car accident ten years ago. When he died, I thought my life was over. I was pregnant, but the shock caused me to go into premature labor, and I lost the baby. My husband didn’t die immediately. I clung to the hope that he would survive, but without the resources to keep him alive, I had

debt. I borrowed money to try to save him, and I’ve been paying it back for years. I lost my house, I lost everything. The only thing I have left

woman of means, as you can see. I don’t belong to your world. Everything here is mine, but it’s not much. I

cat

had years of depression, but when I moved to Seaforth, I decided to start over. Life hasn’t been cruel to me. I like my life, I like what I do. Painting has

you’d want to be with a woman like me. Until yesterday, I never even considered letting someone into

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