Kietan frowned. “Not a single lead?”

“Yeah,” his friend replied. “I heard she got married pretty young, it apparently her relationship with her husband wasn’t great.

“The Rodriguez family’s neighbors say they’ve never even seen the guy. It seems like her family doesn’t like him either. They

won’t even mention him.”

After a short pause, he added, “Also, they already have a child.”

Kieran abruptly looked up, thinking he must have misheard. “What did you say?”

“It’s true. I was just as shocked when I found out. You’d never guess, just looking at her.”

Indeed.

He had worked with Celeste at YodaVision for so long and had never once heard her mention a child. Nothing about her gave that impression either.

Seeing how stunned he was, his friend asked, “Want me to keep going?”

The implication was clear—Celeste had been married and had a child. Would Kieran still like her? If not, then there was no point in continuing to dig into her past.

Kieran stood there silently.

He had everything going for him, yet his love life had always been a mess.

The first woman he liked ended up falling for someone else while he was still pursuing her.

And now, just as he had finally started to develop feelings for someone new, he found out she had not only been married, but she also had a child.

Who could accept that?

was just about to leave, he heard

conversation with Tanner.

turned his head toward her and

his gaze steadied.

out and looking to flirt elsewhere, was momentarily

Kieran meant and stared at him in shock. “Seriously? Are

looked at him

for a while, about to say more when Kieran suddenly caught

started chatting with

Seeing her, Kieran hesitated.

recognized Wynn

glanced over, he awkwardly raised his hand and greeted her with a polite smile,

nodded and looked toward

gave her a slight nod before turning away, deliberately facing

his friend didn’t say much more to Wynn and continued, “So, should I keep going? Honestly, there’s

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to dig a

Kieran replied, “No need.”

about who Celeste’s ex–husband was, but not so

were already divorced. Digging too deep

her was to get general

shrugged.

Kieran’s response, also looked

had first arrived, Kieran

attention to Wynn. She couldn’t help but teasingly say, “Wynn, that

Wynn didn’t respond.

was quite capable, her thoughts had quickly

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