บททั้งหมดของ Celeste: Mr. Weston's Replaced Bride: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

"I'm here." Keeping her head down, she asserted.Rhodes moved a little and hit gently on the glass table in front of him, "Here, sit here."A nervous tremor ran through her throat as she stared at him. Celeste with shaky legs walked closer to him and asked, "W-what is it?"Ignoring her question as he tapped on the table with a cold expression on his face, she bit her lips. 'You are not crossing the limit this time so... So, there's no need to be afraid. Just do it, show him that you are not afraid of him.'As she took a seat on the spot he ordered her to, her Adam's apple bobbed with a nervous swallow."Look at me."Celeste held her hands together as tightly as she could while biting her lips again. "Mr. W..."His uninvited sudden closeness got her speechless, her body froze on the spot as he grabbed her chin and his voice so soft, "Shhh!" Celeste nervously blinked while a soft whimper escaped her mouth the moment he put his index on her lips. While he slowly touched her face with

"Miss, wait. You dropped your purse.""I didn't notice when I dropped it. Thank you so much." Celeste took her purse from him while her gaze roamed the gathering. "You are most welcome... If you don't mind, can I have your name?" "Mr. Nguyen." Celeste was about to tell him her name but as she heard someone take the name of the person she was looking for, she hurriedly excused herself, "Sorry, I'm in a hurry.""Wait, I..." Standing there all alone, Eliad looked sadly at the direction she just vanished to. "I didn't get to know her name. Will we meet again?"Celeste started searching the faces, her gaze lingering on each one. As she couldn't find the one she was looking for, she continued her survey. "It's all because of that jerk! Because of him, my life is about to... Ahh! Where do I find him now?" Suddenly crushing into someone, she rubbed her forehead and hissed while clamping her eyes shut. "Ahh, my head..." Celeste barely looked up, as the lights blocked her eyes she couldn't

Taking the cuff off the shirt he was wearing, he started unbuttoning his shirt. In the darkness, a sweet and soft music playing in the background accompanied him. Rhodes tossed his shirt on the ground and headed to the bathroom. Settling in the bathtub as he leaned his head backwards, his features seemed to sag under the weight of fatigue.There was a time when he hated darkness but now it was his favourite escape. Rhodes just placed his hand on the edge of the tub when suddenly something moved on his hand. Too immersed in the music he didn't even move an inch while the thing kept moving around. At a close distance from his room, hurried footsteps echoed in the silence. Celeste kept going back and forth in front of her room, she gave a quick look at her wristwatch and biting her lips, she looked towards his room. Nobody was permitted to come upstairs at that time of night but as she was his wife, it was different for her."It's the right time, why is there no sound? Is it because I'

Spreading her arms wide, Celeste yawned big. She tilted her head slightly while her gaze shifted across the room. Celeste looked at the blanket that was covering her and muttered, "Why am I... I remember reading the books then... I can't..." Quickly surveying the surroundings for a second time, she rushed out of the room and found herself in his office. As her eyes caught a glimpse of Rhodes who was listening to some audios she nervously bit her finger. 'I remember putting those books on that table but now, they are not here which means someone has moved them. Wait, is it... No way, judging by what kind of hot-tempered man he is... If he was to see me pick them up without asking, he would surely torture me.'"Where have you been?" His sudden question interrupted her thoughts. Celeste cleared her throat and rubbed her cheeks before making her way to the table. "I... I was..."'In his workspace, nobody can come see me and he is not the one to take me to the armchair then... Did I cra

"It has been so many years since you last visited me, didn't you miss this old granny? How could you not even come see me even for once?" The 67 year old woman patted his back while hugging him, her eyes teary.Celeste stood alone in a corner, watching everyone so excited and happy to see him her happiness vanished in the space. "Child, would you like some coffee?""Thank you." Taking a sip in the cold coffee, Celeste let out a sorrowful sigh. 'What is this atmosphere? I thought that he would be annoyed if he met his relatives. I just wanted to annoy him a little as a revenge but they all look so happy, he looks far from being frustrated. If I knew this was going to happen, I wouldn't bother taking him here. I drove for 3 hours only to see this... ' It was last night when Celeste got a call from an unknown number, thinking it was some scammers she cut a few calls at first but then she picked up. Talking to one of his relatives who wished for him to go home, Celeste thought of a pla