Chapter 723

The night of Caitlyn’s funeral, Celeste had pretty much cried herself out.

She thought that from then on, except when the job demanded it, she’d never shed a tear in private again.

But Liam’s apologies, one after another, had her sobbing helplessly.

Every day, her mind was haunted by what had happened that night. She was scared that the person lying next to her in the dark wouldn’t be her husband, so she always kept a light on in the bedroom.

She was afraid of being touched by Liam in the dark and of his roughness in bed. Every little movement reminded her of that vomit–inducing wedding night.

Liam for leaving her on their wedding night; she couldn’t stop

her by rubbing her back felt like a

hadn’t given her the care,

wonder she rated him in the negative. The harm he and the Reed family had done to her was so deep; how could

Celeste why she hadn’t told her grandmother at the time. He

he quickly understood.

was a Reed, and she was the only one with a different surname. How could she be sure that the old lady would stand by her

Reed

year they got married, the Campbell family’s company was in crisis, and her mother was facing the dilemma of being cut off from her medication by Shawn. Under those circumstances, how could she dare make a big deal out of this? If he abandoned her because of the family’s reputation or looked down

on the past, his heart aching.

his forehead against hers, gently wiped away her tears, and said hoarsely, “I’m definitely not going to let this slide.”

choice. Don’t impose it on me. If you

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