The Breaking Point of Love

Chapter 27

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After Lottie’s fever had completely subsided, Celeste returned home. She hadn’t yet prepared a dress for the upcoming banquet, so in the afternoon, she headed out to shop for one.

At a high–end boutique, the store manager and several attendants were busy with a particular dress. It wasn’t until Celeste approached that they noticed her presence.

“Sorry, miss, how can we help you?

“I’m just looking around.”

“Of c

course.

Though Celeste had become part of an affluent family like the Flemings, she’s attended very few banquets over the years. After all, Trevor and Queenie never took her along to any formal events.

As for Martha, she’d stepped out of the limelight long ago and had no interest in the social scene.

dresses, but Lottie worked in high–end fashion. Hence, she had developed a

many

looking to be too picky and just

the dress the attendants

a waist–cinching design, adorned with intricate floral details. The model’s

Celeste

to reach out and feel the fabric, the store manager suddenly grabbed her hand forcefully, causing her to wince in

quickly released her hand and explained, “I’m so sorry, miss, I didn’t mean to hurt you. This dress is a custom piece for one of our high–end clients, and there’s only one in the

though she was a little disappointed that the dress

million dollars, and even the most expensive dresses seemed mundane next to the

the end, Celeste chose a delicate Ivory silk gown with floral embroidery. When she was paying and

necklace and the dress together are worth over 30 million dollars,

about it. Plus, they’ll probably only wear it

Even if it weren’t claimed by anyone else, she certainly

her head and turned to