KABANATA 16Red.Of course she’d wear red.Celeste walked into Montelare’s Foundation Gala like a royalty reclaiming her throne. Her gown, fiery silk, draped over her curves like worship, catching the light with every step. Everyone looked. Everyone smiled. Everyone still adored her.And for a terrifying second, it felt like I was the only one in the room who remembered she was no longer welcome.“Oh, so she’s really here,” I murmured as I clung to Draven’s arm for the appearance’s sake.“She won’t cause a scene,” sagot niya. Controlled. Calm. Too calm.“How can you be so sure? And isa pa, that’s not what I asked.”Pero hindi na siya sumagot.From across the room, Celeste met my gaze. Tinanguan niya ako—like a passing face, not a woman married to a man she used to own.And then she turned to a donor beside her, leaned in to whisper something, and laughed—softly, deliberately, intimately.Isang matandang board wife ang lumapit sa kaniya. “Celeste, darling! We’ve missed you a lot. You a
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