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.

high–end fashion. Hence, she had developed a basic

many beautiful dresses that it was hard

looking to be too

so, the dress the attendants had been busy

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

thinking, Celeste

reach out and feel the fabric, the store

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 world. It’s quite expensive,

fine,” Celeste said, though she was a little disappointed that

had dresses ranging from several tens of thousands to over a million dollars, and even the most expensive dresses seemed mundane next to the one she had just

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

the dress together are worth over 30 million dollars,

me about it. Plus, they’ll probably

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

her head