Flames of Regret
"Cece is about to collapse—I have to get her out first. I'll come back for you later."
With that, he rushed out, carrying Celestine in his arms.
Through the flickering flames, I could have sworn I saw Celestine smirk at me in triumph.
At that moment, I suddenly recalled what Benedict's mother, Genevieve Marlowe, had once said—he had a high school sweetheart.
So, Celestine was the woman he could never let go of.
God knew how much I broke down at that moment. My own husband had left me to die while saving his first love. For a while, I really thought I wouldn't make it out of that fire alive.