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 come

mother’s going to the hospital for some health checks.

with her.”

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

nodded and

company.

next day, Celeste, Betty, and Adeline all arrived early at the

they had to keep a

inexplicably agitated struggling wildly like a madwoman. It often took multiple medical staff to hold her

they were done, Isabelle

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

until the afternoon. Some could only be out the next day.

explained, Celeste felt her

the hospital. But just as she stepped into the hospital’s main lobby, a young

Her fingers tightened around the strap of

bag.

turn her head and was about to pretend she hadn’t heard it and leave when Jordyn ran over from the

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her around the waist.

“Mom!”

was just about to speak when she caught sight of Trevor

and, hearing her cough,

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