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Chapter 219

Celine withdrew her gaze, shaking her head lightly. “Hailey, I’m fine.”

Without another word, she pulled out her phone and dialed Alvarez Residence.

Mary’s cheerful voice answered almost immediately. “Celine, you finally decided to call me! I’ve missed you so much!”

Celine’s eyes lingered on the faint outline of the luxury car disappearing into the distance. “Grandma, I don’t have any classes tonight. I can come to Alvarez Residence and have dinner with you”

“That’s wonderful! And it’s perfect timing. Adam will be back tonight too. I’ll be waiting for you.”

“Okay.”

After ending the call, Celine turned to Hailey. “Hailey, I need to go to Alvarez Residence.”

Hailey nodded. “Alright, go keep Mrs. Alvarez Senior company for dinner.”

But Celine’s expression remained calm as she added, “No, I’m going to find out who Nikki’s sugar daddy really is.”

What?

Hailey froze.

the road. Leo sat in the

man seated beside

black, custom–tailored suit. A neatly folded pocket square peeked from his jacket, and the residual authority of a high–stakes meeting seemed

features, making him appear as distant and unattainable as he had the first time Nikki laid eyes

his hands, flipping through it with a focused

a mix of admiration and longing. “Mr. Alvarez, I fell off

didn’t have

didn’t bother to 1/ out of your way to come see me

dismissive

to the hospital to see you?” His tone was indifferent,

froze, caught off

His deep, cold eyes finally locked onto her face. “Don’t say anything reckless in front of Celine,

at her from his lofty

after her fall from the wire rig earlier today, he had come to see her

just two sentences, he had made it painfully clear that every word he spoke revolved around Celine. And then, he had gone so far as to warn her, to ensure she didn’t say anything inappropriate in front of

He didn’t want celine to

and her misplaced affection burned hot in

had come from nothing, just like

spent her life tiptoeing around others, reading their moods, and living cautiously, Celine had always been calm, confident, and sharp–everything Nikki

the man who seemed almost godlike, and became

have him, why

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