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

was filled with so many

too

the dress the attendants had been busy with earlier caught her

light purple semi–sheer chiffon gown with a waist–cinching design, adorned with intricate floral details. The model’s neck was graced with an elegant,

thinking, Celeste

and feel the fabric, the store

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

a little disappointed that the dress

of thousands to over a million dollars, and even the most expensive dresses seemed

she was paying and

are worth over 30 million dollars, That’s like wearing a

about it. Plus, they’ll

be that expensive. Even if it weren’t claimed by anyone else, she certainly couldn’t

head and turned

Lottie called to tell her she would be taking

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