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.

expert on dresses, but Lottie worked in high–end fashion. Hence, she had developed a basic sense of

with so many beautiful dresses that it was

be too picky and

thought so, the dress the attendants had been busy with

chiffon gown with a waist–cinching design, adorned with intricate floral details. The model’s neck was

Celeste

reach out and feel the fabric, the store

and explained, “I’m so sorry, miss, I didn’t mean to hurt you. This dress is a custom piece for one of our high–end clients, and there’s only one in the world. It’s quite expensive, and if anything happens

was a little disappointed that the

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

a delicate Ivory silk gown with floral embroidery. When she was paying and having

30 million dollars, That’s like wearing a mansion on your

it. Plus, they’ll probably only wear it

it weren’t claimed by anyone else, she certainly couldn’t have

her head and turned to

home, Lottie called to tell her she would be taking

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