The Breaking Point of Love

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?”

course.” Then he asked,

to the hospital for some health checks.

with her.”

aware of Isabelle’s worsening condition. He thought it was just a routine check–up. So, he said, “Alright. Go ahead. I’ll take care of things

nodded and

company.

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

the hospital, they had to keep a distance,

become inexplicably agitated struggling wildly like a madwoman. It often took multiple medical staff to hold

over ten tests in total. Once they were

due to her own frailty, also left. Celeste stayed behind with the doctor from the nursing home to wait for

of the reports wouldn’t be ready until the afternoon. Some could only be out the next day. But the few that

explained, Celeste felt her heart

thanked the doctor and prepared to leave the hospital. But just as she stepped into the hospital’s main lobby, a young girl’s voice

froze. Her fingers tightened around the strap

bag.

about to pretend she hadn’t heard it and

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her around the waist.