My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0891

Celeste looked at her, hesitant, but then smiled nervously. She hadn't even realized this dress was an option. Maybe in all the chaos, it had fallen out of sight, or maybe she had overlooked it entirely.

She slipped it on, and as she turned to the mirror, she saw something she hadn't expected her belly looked adorable, and she looked... good.

Diana helped gather her wild curls into a loose updo, adding a touch of elegance without making her feel overwhelmed.

For the first time that night, Celeste felt better.

"Thank you, Diana..." she whispered, letting out a long sigh.

Her eyes filled with tears again. She was far more emotional than usual today.

"Celeste... Can I tell you a secret?"

Celeste turned to her with curiosity. "Tell me."

"I've been where you are. When Maximus brought Valerie to Magnus's house, I hated it. I felt uncomfortable, intimidated. I knew they had a past-I mean, they were married for three years. They had a child together. And even though their relationship was... complicated, there was still something between them at one point.

She went through so much. I honestly can't imagine how a

Celeste listened intently.

stop taking jabs at each other, even though they've both moved on. I asked him to at least keep the snide comments to himself for one night. Hopefully,

deep breath. "You're right, Diana. Really, I'm sorry for acting like this. I never wanted to turn this into a whole dramatic thing over a

moment with Peter. And I love the version of him that I

"Scared of what?"

And the moment Alden mentioned this morning that Katherine

swear-his face

split

and I know something inside

look. "Did

hurt. I felt small. And I've had this knot in my throat all

You knew she would show up eventually. But think about this-she's been gone for years. She hasn't seen Peter in years. And everything has

them? That

forcing a smile-but it didn't quite reach her eyes. The weight in her chest was still

by now. It's almost