Celeste’s POVI was at the rooftop of Rosemary Atelier, finding solace after a long day.The conversation with Officer Raymond was still fresh in my mind, and what followed afterwards.It was all very confusing.I stood near the railing, fingers frozen around my phone, waiting.I had texted Ryan to meet me here a few minutes ago and sure enough, I heard footsteps.Ryan stepped out from the stairwell, still in his work clothes, hair slightly disheveled from a long day. His jade-green eyes softened immediately when he saw me.“Hey,” he said quietly.My chest tightened. “Hi.”For a moment, neither of us moved.It had only been a few days since the submission, an exhausting, frantic blur of carving, designing, running, panicking, but it felt like weeks.“You’re tired,” I said, finally stepping closer. “You look… it’s been rough, hasn’t it?”He exhaled, scrubbing a hand over his face. “Yeah. Crown Luxe hasn’t been… calm.”Ryan had become increasingly busy with Crown Luxe and I wondered what
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