Chapter 404

“He’s never shown up?” Kieran asked.

“Yeah.” Another colleague chimed in, “That’s why a lot of us think Ms. Rodriguez is probably already divorced. I mean, it’s been more than half a year, and she hasn’t even mentioned him once.”

“Exactly.”

That actually made sense.

If Celeste weren’t divorced, would Caleb dare to pursue her so publicly?

Still, Kieran couldn’t calm down. It had never crossed his mind that Celeste had already been married.

As he sat there in a daze, Celeste walked over and asked, “What’s wrong?”

He wanted to ask, “Is it true that you’re married?”

But this was the workplace, and asking personal questions like that–especially of a superior–wasn’t appropriate. It might be alright once in a while, but any more would be crossing a line.

Snapping back to reality, he just said, “It’s nothing.”

That afternoon, Celeste received a phone call.

After hanging up, before the end of the workday, she told Matthias. “I might only come in tomorrow afternoon. Can you attend the morning meeting in my place?”

asked,

for some health checks.

with her.”

Isabelle’s worsening condition. He thought it was just a routine check–up. So,

nodded and left

company.

next day, Celeste, Betty, and Adeline all arrived early

to keep a distance, afraid

Isabelle would become inexplicably agitated struggling wildly like a madwoman. It often took multiple medical staff to hold her down to get through each

tests in total. Once they were done, Isabelle left

also left. Celeste stayed behind with the doctor

afternoon. Some could only be out the next day. But the few that

Celeste

the doctor and prepared to leave the hospital. But just as she stepped into the hospital’s

froze. Her fingers tightened around the strap

bag.

pretend she hadn’t heard it and leave when Jordyn

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her around the waist.

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