Chapter 400

Celeste thought for a moment, then stood up and said, “I’ll tell you later. I’m going to take this call.”

After greeting Bryson and the others, she turned and stepped out of the private room with her phone.

Watching her leave, Matthias suddenly processed what was happening. His eyes widened in disbelief.

Though he had wondered once whether there might be something between them at a banquet last

year, when he saw Celeste dancing with Caleb.

But that idea had faded since they’d had no further contact afterward.

So, how could this be happening now?

Hearing Matthias questioning Celeste, Kieran instinctively looked over at her.

He didn’t know Caleb, had never heard of him.

But when he saw the hint of discomfort on Celeste’s face, he immediately sensed something unusual. And Matthias‘ reaction only confirmed his suspicion.

So, this Caleb… Could he and Celeste really-?

Trevor knew Caleb.

Celeste. At first, he only meant to give her a quick look before shifting his

he halted, and his eyes lingered thoughtfully on her

the room,

her to it, “I

been receiving confessions from admirers since she was young. She

had a child, her social circle

hide her marital status at work either, so in recent years, such confessions had grown

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and Caleb were somewhat

her feeling uneasy. Now that he was contacting her again, that unease only

“After we saw each other last time, I gave it a lot of thought. At first, I thought what

wasn’t impulsive at all. Somewhere along

time–that was actually the truest reflection of what I felt deep down. So yes, I

or less guessed why he was calling. But she didn’t expect him to say so

steady, calm voice–earnest and thoughtful–as he expressed the conclusion

could respond, he added, “Last time you said you’d been married. ‘Been married,‘ not ‘am married.‘ Can I take that to mean your marriage is already in

When he asked

had a good impression of Caleb. He was respectful and polite,

never a ruthless person. Faced with someone like him, she couldn’t bring herself to respond

truthfully, “I went to file the divorce paperwork

waiting

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