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Chapter 118 - The Build Up

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last update ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-07-30 21:05:49

The studio lights inside The Hour’s headquarters were cooler than Celeste expected, both in temperature and in tone. Everything about the space was minimalistic, calculated. No flashy set design, no soft lighting to flatter features. It was the opposite of the red carpet world she came from and it was perfect.

She stood alone in the prep room, dressed not for dazzle, but in a sharp navy suit that cinched at the waist and framed her like armor. No embellishments. No stylist tricks. Just her. Poised. Purposeful.

Outside, the world was spinning.

Social media was ablaze. Headlines kept mutating: Celeste Laurent Snubbed as Arden Ascends.

Rowe to Play Hale: An Era Reborn?

Laurent’s Last Stand?

And still, there was no public statement from Celeste. Nothing except the quiet but thunderous message of her scheduling this interview. The only clue she'd given was a single sentence on her story that morning: Silence is powerful. But so is truth. Tonight at 9.

Damien’s hand rested on the back of he
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