The Breaking Point of Love

The Scent of 88

Celeste was shocked and at a loss for words. She felt a little awkward but was not overly flustered.

After all, they were husband and wife, and over the years, they had done what married couples do plenty of times. Though she had always hoped Trevor would fall in love with her, she had never deliberately seduced him.

It wasn’t that she hadn’t thought about it–she simply believed it wouldn’t work on him, so she had never acted

on the idea.

That was why she usually wore loose, collared, two–piece pajama sets at home.

The one she had on now was one such set–oversized and long enough that, even without pajama pants, it didn’t seem too revealing.

She had no intention of seducing him.

Still, to avoid any misunderstanding, she explained, “I just forgot to grab my pants.

Celeste was confident that her loose–fitting top, with its long hem, wasn’t revealing.

But she had overlooked something–her figure was naturally well–proportioned, with smooth curves in all the right places. The high–low cut of the shirt–shorter in the front and longer in the back–accentuated her long, fair legs. At certain angles, the lower hemline subtly hinted at areas that left little to the imagination.

and glowing, and her face was soft and radiant. She exuded

to that of a man’s dress shirt

was even more enticing

her twice, then

that he didn’t misunderstand, Celeste let out a quiet breath of relief. Without another word, she turned and

fully dressed, Trevor

they had anything to talk about. After glancing at him once, she passed by and sat at the vanity to begin her skincare

and went into the

so after finishing

bed with Trevor at Fleming Manor,

emotions were more complicated, with the weight of

awake for quite some time, unable

then, Trevor had finished his shower

later, he turned off the lights and lay

she could

of speaking to her, and the room was silent in

thoughts faded, and she drifted