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.

Lottie worked in high–end fashion. Hence, she had developed a basic sense of

the boutique was filled with so many beautiful dresses that it was hard to

be too picky and just wanted

attendants had been

with intricate floral details. The model’s neck was graced with

thinking, Celeste

out and feel the fabric, the store manager suddenly grabbed her

mean to hurt you. This dress is a custom piece for one of our high–end

Celeste said, though she was a little disappointed that the dress was

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

a delicate Ivory silk gown with floral embroidery. When she was paying

the necklace and the dress together are worth over 30 million dollars, That’s like wearing a mansion on your body. Rich people really

about it. Plus, they’ll probably only

expected the dress to be that expensive. Even if it weren’t claimed by anyone else, she certainly couldn’t have afforded

her head and turned to