The Divorce Prescription

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.

it for you

hesitation and dove into the pool, unfazed by the icy 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.

she were some kind of monster. Celine smirked, “What’s

what Celine had done to Samson to make him obey her like

treated me this way. What more do you want? You took over my father’s house, stole his company, and abandoned the daughter

me reintroduce myself–I’m not the same Celine you knew back then. Next time,

clear eyes had tumedley and

reply, Celine turned and walked

on the lawn, a Rolls–Royce Phantom sped up the driveway. Adam had come over to take

suit, his presence as dignified as ever. Beside him Carly was in a striking red gown, looking radiant and delicate. Together, they seemed

thought she hid healed, but the memory of last night, when Adam abandoned her and suggested finding another man for her, resurfaced. The wound she thought had closed frit like it was rippin open

out from behind her “carly didn’t come home last night. Mr Alvarez

Adam and Carly had spent the night

she had never set foot in. A place she wasn’t worthy to enter.