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.

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

so many beautiful dresses that

be too picky and

the attendants had

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

thinking, Celeste

the fabric, the store manager suddenly grabbed her

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, and if anything happens to

Celeste said, though she was a

boutique had dresses ranging from several tens of thousands to over a million dollars, and even the most expensive

was paying and having the dress wrapped up, she overheard two attendants talking son

dollars, That’s like wearing a mansion on your body. Rich

about it. Plus, they’ll probably only wear

if it weren’t claimed by anyone else,

head