Dean paused, then gave up and ran his finger over the tip of Celeste's nose, "You!" This intimate act made Celeste blush again, and she coughed, "Let go, stop your acts of love." Dean did not have any boredom by watching the embarrassed Celeste again, "Celeste, I may be arrogant, but I will not be unreasonable. I hope our relationship will develop because we will live together. I did not expect us to spend our days treating each other like strangers." He paused for a moment, "I understand that there's no way you'd accept our relationship right away, for the last twenty years of your life, you didn't expect yourself to marry and live with someone else. But the fact is that you didn't reject me, so I guess It's not that hard to accept all of this, is it? Don't use the excuse that you agreed just because you had no choice. As far as I know, you're not that kind of person." "Hmm, don't speak as if you know me well." Celeste was confused and desperately tried to hide the fact that her m
The maid cleared the dishes and brought a set of the best tea. Celeste and Dean had their teacups in hand as they sat on the couch by the window, enjoying this rare moment of peace. After taking a sip of her tea, Celeste lazily leaned her whole body on the sofa, and she turned her gaze towards Dean, who was sitting beside her, "How much funds are you going to inject into the Armstrong Company?" Dean put down his teacup as he turned his gaze to Celeste, "I'm still waiting for the Armstrong Company's evaluation report." "Could you send me a copy of the evaluation report when you get it?" "Sure, what do you want to do?" asked Dean, curious. Celeste smiled coldly as she replied, "To take back what is mine of course." Dean looked at Celeste enthusiastically, "What do you mean?" "I want more than ten per cent of the funds that will go to the Armstrong Company. So, I need to know the exact amount. "Worried that the Armstrong Company might do something about that amount?" "That's abso
The attorney displayed professionalism as he gathered the documents to be signed and stepped back.After they chased the lawyer away, Celeste turned and headed upstairs without saying anything else.Depressed, Frodo leaves the house.The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat in the living room, having dark expressions on their faces as they sat across from each other."Mother, we can't let that little bitch succeed." Damari said while clenching her teeth.Old Madam Armstrong's wrinkled and merciless facial muscles contorted as she agreed, "Hmm, she wants to get rid of Armstrong's property? That's up to me to decide.""Yes, mother. You have to think of a way to stop Celeste and not let her take a dollar from our family."With a sly face, Old Madame Armstrong replied, "Don't worry, we won't let her have her way."Hearing that the old lady had a plan, Damari's eyes lit up, "Mother, you have a plan, don't you?"The two women put their differences of opinion aside as they gathered their mi
Ivory is the most heartless and arrogant person in the whole family. As a rich man's daughter, she only cares about spending money and playing with handsome men.The living room was filled with a suffocating atmosphere that was almost frightening. Everyone had thoughts of their own, but nothing could stop the silence.Damari could not take it anymore; nothing could be resolved if they kept silent. She picked up the document on the table and handed it to Celeste, "Here is the company's financial report. Take a look. If there are no problems, the money will be transferred to you in a moment."Even though Damari thought she was calm and collected, her unfocused gaze gave her a chance. She was nervous.Celeste flipped through the report and gently placed the document onto th
Dean still had an emotionless expression on his face. However, when he saw Celeste, his eyes filled with gentleness and favoritism, "To send you this," he said as he handed a collection of documents to Celeste.Receiving the things handed over, Celeste saw Dean's deep gaze, "Come in and sit down?"Dean nodded as he held Celeste's hand and walked to the couch. Sitting naturally beside Celeste, he crossed his legs and placed Celeste's arms in his lap with one hand on top. He then shifted closer to Celeste's ear and spoke loudly enough for everyone to hear, "Celeste, please continue with what you are talking about. I will always support you."Then, Dean positioned himself as a spectator as he stroked the slender fingers on his palm.Celeste tried to ignore the strange sensation in her hand by coughing lightly, "I assume this evaluation report is accurate?"Frodo shivered involuntarily, Helena clenched her fists tightly, Damari's face was pale as a tissue, and Old Lady Armstrong took the
Knowing that Celeste had her plans, Dean decided not to push the girl. However, Dean still reminded her, "Be careful of your surroundings. If anything happens, let me know immediately. Also, I'll have some people stay by your side. Just call if anything is needed."Celeste looked amused at Dean's vigilance, "It's actually no problem. If anything, I can handle it.""Be nice and listen to me this time. Don't make me anxious, okay?"Celeste rubbed her nose awkwardly. Since when did this man become so considerate? However, seeing the worry in Dean's gaze, Celeste could not refuse the goodwill, "All right then."Dean gently pressed his lips to Celeste's forehead and held her hand again, "Let's go."After sending Dean away, Celeste went straight back to her room. She turned on her laptop and continued her work. Now after the rush of her upcoming wedding, in order not to let her editor out of the laptop to rush her work, Celeste decided to hoard more manuscripts in these few days so that she
During those few days, Dean focused on work. He wanted to finish his company affairs as soon as possible so that he could have more time and energy to take care of the wedding.Of course, more than that, he hoped to be by Celeste's side so that they could get to know each other and work on their relationship so that it could stabilize the foundation of their lives from now on.Besides working every day, Dean would set aside time to make phone calls to Celeste. It was primarily small questions like asking what the other person was doing, how her work was, and if she had a good meal or enough rest.Of course, Dean always reminded Celeste to be wary of the Armstrong family members. If anything happened, Celeste should contact him immediately so that he could get someone to watch over her.
Although it did not sound obvious, as a professional bodyguard, he had to ensure he was responsible for all his actions. Gustin quickly jumped onto the railing and ran towards the second floor where Celeste's room was located, climbing with his bare hands along the water pipe and appearing on the balcony of Celeste's room.When Gustin saw Celeste lying on the floor, his eyes widened as he quickly held Celeste, "Young Miss Baker, what happened to you?"Celeste's face was pale as cold sweat slid down her forehead. Her voice was soft and weak as she replied, "Call Dean.""Don't be alarmed by the Armstrong family," The next moment, Celeste fainted.Gustin held Celeste in his arms as he called out towards the window. Two men appeared on the balcony very quickly. Seeing Celeste lying on the floor, Barac put his fingers on Celeste's wrist, "Young Miss Baker has been sedated."The three of them could feel the chill down their spine. Now that something had happened to Young Miss Baker, no one