With that thought, Walter pressed on, "David, you and I both know Celina is on the other side. Has she done anything out of the ordinary lately?" Out of the ordinary?

David's hand tightened into a fist without him realizing it.

There was one thing.

That afternoon, Celina did something she had never done before she texted him.

[My stomach hurts. I could really go for some oatmeal.]

David, seizing the moment to be the caring boyfriend, did not hesitate to get her some oatmeal.

However, instead of a cozy night in, Celina had him meet her at a cafe.

The cafe was all class and style. David stuck out like a sore thumb with his simple oatmeal. To anyone else, he might have looked pretty ridiculous. However, he did not mind.

The scent of coffee filled the air, but he pushed aside the cup in front of Celina and assertively placed his oatmeal before her. "Got a stomach ache, right? Try this."

In that instant, he caught a shimmer of tears in Celina's eyes.

He knew she was moved. For him, that was just the start of taking care of Celina.

up the spoon in a rare moment of compliance and took a sip

aroma was inviting, but Celina only had

the oatmeal, Mr. Zimmer. It's really

spoon, her

today because there's something I need

off the hook in court, she's been fixated on nabbing Evangeline. And yeah, you're right-I'm her right-hand woman, so I end up doing her dirty work." David rubbed his fingers together,

on opposite sides of that mess, yet there she was, calling him out to confess and

"Why?" David pressed.

Celina blinked in surprise.

he was sworn to protect was in deep danger, and he

"Celina, we're on opposite teams here. Why confess

clicked for Celina

had always kept David at arm's length, but then she dragged him into her plans. No wonder

want

did not

She did not want to be dragged

nothing

quiver with her words, David

sigh, putting on a bit of a show as he said, "Celina, if you're doing this because of me, not wanting to hurt my

playing the part of a pitiful character in a

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