Detective Casie Blackwood and the Moonlit Secrets

The large Armstrong family room in New York was filled with a group of people, each with distinctly different personalities.

Aunt Ganna clenched her fists tightly so the discoloration could be seen in her slightly chubby hands.

Her body trembled as she subconsciously moved closer to the person sitting on the sofa before her without noticing her heart beating rapidly.

Sensing the anxiety emanating from someone behind her, Celeste turned around and smiled at Aunt Ganna. She then turned to look at the group of people sitting in front of her.

Her eyes were still smiling, but they were no longer warm.

Some time ago, her biological father, who acted as the representative of the entire family, had just informed her that she would soon marry the eldest son of the Davis family.

Yes, she will marry an unknown man.

Celeste felt that God must be joking with her. She was young and wanted to gain freedom. However, she was about to marry an unknown man, and her family casually pointed at her. Is this joke funny? No, this is not fun at all. Moreover, the one who delivered this surprise was her Papa, someone she had been calling 'Papa' for twenty years.

She still could not believe that what she had heard up until now was the truth.

However, when she saw that the people sitting across from her had expressions of joy, contempt, and indifference. She thought that what she had heard was the truth.

So, she just had to confirm it one more time, "Papa, what do you mean?"

Frodo cleared his throat twice. He did not want to tell his own daughter to marry a stranger.

But the Armstrong Company is currently facing a crisis, so the company can recover only with the help of a large financial group that can inject funds into them. Plus, with his wife, Damari, who was by his side to cheer things up, Frodo, who was already confident at first, couldn't resist the temptation and made a decision.

However, he couldn't keep a calm face to officially announce this news in front of his child.

He coughed a little before saying, "Right, Celeste. Papa really has run out of solutions. You've seen it too, how this whole family survived because of our great lifeline, which is the Armstrong Company. But right now, funding at the Armstrong Company is having some problems. We can only hope with the assistance of the Davis Corporation to overcome the current shortage of funds. Once this crisis is over, Papa will by all means get you out of the Davis family. Even if the Davis objected, they would definitely release you after a year. When the time comes, Papa will compensate whatever you want."

Celeste's heart sank with every word she heard. Her elegant smile had already turned icy cold.

The temperature in her eyes made Frodo's body tremble in response.

"So, what papa means is that you want to sell me to the Davis Corporation in exchange for funds and the deal is for a year?" she asked.

Watching the cold energy and sarcasm in his daughter's eyes, made Frodo's body tremble even more, "Celeste, how could you say such a thing to me? Papa had absolutely no other choice. I can't possibly see our whole family living on the streets. You understand, right?" Frodo tries to justify his own selfish and despicable actions.

Celeste laughed sarcastically, "So does this make me worth selling for being a person who sacrifices for everyone? And I shouldn't have a grudge?"

Frodo had never seen Celeste so sharp and rude when she spoke.

At this moment, he felt that the girl in front of him, who had always been obedient, must have been exchanged for a stranger.

How could she have such a piercing gaze that made him feel so embarrassed and unable to look into her eyes?

Damari watched as his husband hesitated again, which made her inner anger rise, "Celeste, I know you're not feeling good about this. But you can't only care about yourself. Our family has raised you for years and now because we are facing a problem. Are you just going to sit back and watch? After all, hasn't your Papa treated you well all these years? No one in this family asks you to do anything for us. So you shouldn't be able to act heartless and bankrupt our family, right? If the Armstrong family goes bankrupt, then there will be no profit for you. It would be better if you could think about it again."

Suddenly, Celeste is crowned as heartless, dishonest, unfaithful, and unfilial. This feeling of frustration added to the anger deep within her heart.

Now that the Armstrong family's survival was her responsibility, the Armstrong family's glory, splendor, wealth, and rank would only be completed by an agreement to sell it.

However, everyone considers it a recovery tool. Besides, all the facilities she got from the Armstrong family had to be returned like a debt.

When she saw the vile expressions on their evil faces, Celeste suddenly felt like laughing. Moreover, she did. She did so with exaggeration and arrogance, "Would one benevolent family sell their child for their wealth and honor, yet make it sound so dignified? Even the excuse I used to reply became a joke. Very good. Since auntie is so loyal to the truth that earns such respect, why don't you ask your daughter to be the family's savior? It will bring honor to your family."

Like a cat whose tail was stepped on, Damari James reacted aggressively with a high-pitched voice. It was so sharp that it made the heartbeats of those who heard it hurt, "Celeste, you are so disrespectful. Is that how your late mother taught you manners?"

"How Mama taught me is not something you deserve to comment on. You should know your own status before speaking to me." Celeste's voice sounded like ice shards mercilessly aiming straight at Damari James's sensitive nerves.

A mistress who entered the family because of a pregnancy out of wedlock was Damari's status. This status will forever be a topic that people will always use to reproach her for life. Others might not talk about it because they didn't dare to go with the Armstrong family.

But Celeste's existence constantly reminded Damari of how she had acquired her status today.

That made her impatient to kick Celeste out of the Armstrong family and even disappear for good.

Celeste's words not only sounded like punishment to Damari but also made Frodo feel very humiliated, "Celeste." He wanted to say something, but he was at a loss for words to say.

Damari, who didn't want to forgive her, started crying fakely, "Mom, look at Celeste. How can she treat me like this? Over the years, when Felixa had left us, I was the one who had treated Celeste like my own child and never treated her badly. Even if she does not want to call me Mommy, I have no complaints. However, how can she talk to me like this? At the very least, I am the daughter-in-law of the Armstrong family now. Mom, you cannot let Celeste bully me. You have to do justice for me. I have been trying hard since I became part of a Armstrong family. However, this is how this child treats me. I feel very disappointed."

The Armstrong family's old lady, who had not said a word from the start, replied with her wrinkled face full of scheming, "Celeste, hasn't your Mama taught you well? Is that how she taught you to talk to older people?"