Chapter 404

“He’s never shown up?” Kieran asked.

“Yeah.” Another colleague chimed in, “That’s why a lot of us think Ms. Rodriguez is probably already divorced. I mean, it’s been more than half a year, and she hasn’t even mentioned him once.”

“Exactly.”

That actually made sense.

If Celeste weren’t divorced, would Caleb dare to pursue her so publicly?

Still, Kieran couldn’t calm down. It had never crossed his mind that Celeste had already been married.

As he sat there in a daze, Celeste walked over and asked, “What’s wrong?”

He wanted to ask, “Is it true that you’re married?”

But this was the workplace, and asking personal questions like that–especially of a superior–wasn’t appropriate. It might be alright once in a while, but any more would be crossing a line.

Snapping back to reality, he just said, “It’s nothing.”

That afternoon, Celeste received a phone call.

After hanging up, before the end of the workday, she told Matthias. “I might only come in tomorrow afternoon. Can you attend the morning meeting in my place?”

he asked, “Did something

mother’s going to the hospital for some

with her.”

wasn’t aware of Isabelle’s worsening condition. He thought it was just a routine check–up. So,

and

company.

and Adeline

the hospital, they had to keep

Isabelle would become inexplicably agitated struggling wildly like a madwoman. It often took multiple medical staff to hold her down to get through

they were done, Isabelle

also left. Celeste stayed behind with the doctor from the nursing home to wait for

could only be out the next day. But

explained, Celeste felt

doctor and prepared to leave the hospital. But just as she stepped into

froze. Her fingers tightened around

bag.

she hadn’t heard it

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her around the waist.

“Mom!”

just about to speak when she caught sight

looked down at Jordyn, and,

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