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?”

Then he asked, “Did

for

with her.”

routine check–up. So, he said, “Alright. Go ahead. I’ll take

nodded and

company.

day, Celeste, Betty, and Adeline

they had to keep a distance, afraid Isabelle might

like a madwoman. It often took multiple medical staff to hold

in total. Once they were done, Isabelle left the hospital with

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

until the afternoon. Some could only be out the next

the doctor explained, Celeste felt

she stepped into the hospital’s main lobby,

froze. Her fingers tightened around the strap of

bag.

and was about to pretend she hadn’t heard it and leave when

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her around the waist.

“Mom!”

turned slightly. She was just about to speak when she caught sight

and, hearing her cough, asked

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