Celeste didn’t stay there for too long. Many of the staff had families who would be worried if they returned home too late, so the second gathering ended not too long after

Celeste helped send her drunk colleagues back home. Javier asked in a daze, “How are you getting home yourself?”

Celeste thought it was nice of him to be caring about her when he himself was wasted.

She replied, Tm taking a cab home. It’s quite convenient.”

Javier said, “Don’t be late tomorrow.”

Celeste smiled.

After everyone had left, Celeste started to call a cab for herself.

Just as she pulled out her phone, a silver Land Rover stopped by the side of the road. The driver rolled down the window and asked, “Miss, are you the one who called for a cab?”

haven’t called one

out his phone to contact his customer Celeste could hear the driver complaining

that the customer had canceled the booking, and the driver had made a wasted

he asked Celeste again,

up and asked, “Grandview Heights. Is that okay?”

“Get in.”

was filled with the smell of smoke, which

took out her phone to check it for new messages. No

driver said, “Lady, I have to pick someone up

Celeste frowned

like sharing a ride with strangers. The driver should’ve

have been

an intersection. A man in all black with a mask on his face got in the car.

but sat in the back with Celeste. Plus, the smell of smoke on him was

driver, “Pull over. I’ll

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