Chapter 0823

Peter’s P.OV]

For a few seconds, I just stared at Celeste.

She was just a girl–well, compared to me, she was.

She was thin, her curly hair as messy as always, and she wore glasses that made her look even younger. There was an innocence in her eyes, a brightness untouched by the weight of life.

I smiled and walked toward her.

“Who are you?” I asked, even though I already knew the answer.

“Hello, sir! My name is Celeste Mason,” she replied respectfully.

“Celeste Mason… Why haven’t I seen you before?”

“Oh! I

I’m just visiting. I don’t actually live in Galea–I’m from Willowcombe. It’s a small town, very-

-Very beautiful,” I finished for her.

She beamed. “Yes! You know it?”

“I think I might’ve been there once.”

“Really? I can’t imagine that. It’s still such a small town… It’s lovely, but it still has a long way to go in terms of development.‘

where you live?”

Why do

seem familiar, but I can’t figure out where

bar where Mary worked. I worked there three years ago, but only for a short time before returning

moving effortlessly around the kitchen. She glanced

That strange sense of familiarity?

this made sense.

asked, even though I already knew the answer. Ljust needed to hear

lot of effort, but I finally got in.” She paused, then added, “I

you studying?”

I guess it runs in my blood. I’m

you the name of a contact at the Royce Ceramic and Redmond Print Museum. I’m sure they’d appreciate

looked surprised. “But… You don’t even know me. How could you recommend

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Chapter 0823

parents were artists, right? That means you must be

she murmured, her voice

that,

parents when she was very young. She never talked about it, but I knew she had to fend for herself from a

else, a sweet voice spoke from

you’ve met Celeste…”

her voice, I turned around

Mary.

day that changed everything. Just seeing it brought back the memory of what was supposed to happen. And if everything was going

I was here, then I had a lot to do–and very time to do

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