The Breaking Point of Love

The Scent of 27

Chapter 27

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After Lottie’s fever had completely subsided, Celeste returned home. She hadn’t yet prepared a dress for the upcoming banquet, so in the afternoon, she headed out to shop for one.

At a high–end boutique, the store manager and several attendants were busy with a particular dress. It wasn’t until Celeste approached that they noticed her presence.

“Sorry, miss, how can we help you?

“I’m just looking around.”

“Of c

course.

Though Celeste had become part of an affluent family like the Flemings, she’s attended very few banquets over the years. After all, Trevor and Queenie never took her along to any formal events.

As for Martha, she’d stepped out of the limelight long ago and had no interest in the social scene.

Lottie worked in high–end fashion. Hence, she had

boutique was filled with so many beautiful

too picky

Celeste thought so, the dress the attendants had been busy with earlier

a waist–cinching design, adorned with intricate floral details.

Celeste

she was about to reach out and feel the fabric, the store manager

sorry, miss, I didn’t mean to hurt you. This dress is a custom piece for one of our high–end clients,

said, though she was a little disappointed that the dress

ranging from several tens of thousands to over a million dollars, and even the most expensive dresses seemed mundane next to the

a delicate Ivory silk gown with floral embroidery. When she was paying and having the dress wrapped up, she overheard two attendants talking son

and the dress together are worth over 30 million dollars,

me about it. Plus, they’ll probably only wear

Even if it weren’t claimed by anyone else,

her head and turned

Lottie called to tell her she would be taking her out

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