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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.

glided smoothly down the road. Leo sat in the driver’s

on the man seated

neatly folded pocket square peeked from his jacket, and

soft reflections on his sharp features, making him appear as distant and unattainable as he had the first time Nikki laid eyes

hands, flipping through it with a focused

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

didn’t

of your way to come see

dismissive

“Did Celine go to the hospital to see you?”

caught

her face. “Don’t

down at her from his lofty position, his gaze a

thought that after her fall from the wire rig earlier today, he had come to see her out of

in 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,

hit her like a slap. He didn’t want celine to find out that he

her misplaced affection burned hot in her

come from

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

the man who seemed almost godlike, and became Mrs.

could have

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