Chapter 1 8

Lucy’s face turned pale. “Hone!”

She quickly grabbed Samson’s arm in desperation. “Mr. Stone, what’s going on? Didn’t we agree that if I delivered Celine to your bed, you’d help me arrange a meeting with Dr.

This ”

Her voice abruptly stopped as her eyes caught sight of a slender, elegant figure standing near the doorway. Celine had arrived.

No one new when she had come, but now she stood there silently as her clear, luminous eyes calmly watched Lacy’s penic and disarray.

Lucy froze, her body stiffening. Meanwhile, Samson quickly scurried to Celine’s side, bowing and scraping with a fawning smile. “Ms. Tate!”

Celine pulled out a pen from her pocket, then casually tossed it into the nearby pool. “Mr. Stone, I’ve dropped my pen.

Tate, I’ll get it

autumn water. Lucy walked over, her expression incredulous as she watched the scene unfold Samson surfaced from the pool, soaking wet but triumphantly holding up the pen like a prized treasure. He grinned at Celine. “Ms.

were some kind of monster. Celine

she was seeing. She couldn’t figure out what Celine had done

over my father’s house, stole his company, and abandoned the daughter he loved most. Not to mention, you ruined the Château

me reintroduce myself–I’m not the same Celine

stared at her in shock, unable to respond. Celine’s clear eyes had tumedley and

a reply,

up the driveway. Adam had come over to

ever. Beside him Carly was in a striking red gown, looking radiant and delicate. Together, they seemed like

abandoned her and

home last night. Mr Alvarez brought her in Westwood Villa, and

implication Immediately. Adam and Carly had spent the night

Adam’s private residence, it was a place she had never set foot in. A place she

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