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, “Did something come

mother’s going to the hospital for some health checks. I

with her.”

thought it was just a routine check–up. So, he said,

and left

company.

Adeline all arrived early

to keep a distance, afraid Isabelle might

struggling wildly like a madwoman. It often took multiple medical staff to hold her

ten tests in total. Once they were done, Isabelle left

her own frailty, also left. Celeste stayed behind with the doctor from the nursing

ready until the afternoon. Some could only be out the

Celeste felt her

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

froze. Her fingers tightened around

bag.

to pretend she hadn’t heard it and leave when Jordyn

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her around the waist.

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