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Celeste thought for a moment, then stood up and said, “I’ll tell you later. I’m going to take this call.”

After greeting Bryson and the others, she turned and stepped out of the private room with her phone.

Watching her leave, Matthias suddenly processed what was happening. His eyes widened in disbelief.

Though he had wondered once whether there might be something between them at a banquet last

year, when he saw Celeste dancing with Caleb.

But that idea had faded since they’d had no further contact afterward.

So, how could this be happening now?

Hearing Matthias questioning Celeste, Kieran instinctively looked over at her.

He didn’t know Caleb, had never heard of him.

But when he saw the hint of discomfort on Celeste’s face, he immediately sensed something unusual. And Matthias‘ reaction only confirmed his suspicion.

So, this Caleb… Could he and Celeste really-?

Trevor knew Caleb.

speak, he casually glanced toward Celeste. At first, he only meant to give her a quick

expression on her face, he halted,

Celeste stepped out of the room,

opened her mouth to speak, Caleb beat her to it, “I thought you weren’t going to

Celeste had been receiving confessions from admirers since she was young. She wasn’t a stranger

since she’d gotten married and had a child,

her marital status at work either, so

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finalized, his earlier confession had left her feeling uneasy. Now that he was contacting

it

Somewhere along the way,

truest reflection of what I felt deep down. So yes, I

received his call, she’d more or less guessed why he was

spoke in a steady, calm voice–earnest and thoughtful–as he

she could respond, he added, “Last time you said you’d been married. ‘Been married,‘ not ‘am married.‘ Can I take that to mean your marriage is already in trouble, or maybe even over? So, could you tell me your

asked that last question, it was

had a good impression of Caleb. He was respectful and polite, and all he

a ruthless person. Faced with someone like him, she couldn’t bring herself

truthfully, “I went to file the divorce paperwork

the mandatory waiting period to be

“Yes.”

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