Chapter 57
“You don’t want your mom to go? You’d rather Lucy be there?” Damien deliberately lowered his voice as he asked Lucian
Lan award.
Lucian pouted slightly before answering in a matter–of–fact tone. “Mom coming will just embarrass me. But Lucy is different. She’s a movie star and an winning actress. If she comes, all my classmates will be so jealous.”
Damien looked down at his son but didn’t respond.
Although there was a door between them, their conversation had already reached Celeste’s ears.
As she tidied up her clothes, she caught a glimpse of her reflection in the mirror, and a mocking smile tugged at the corners of her lips.
She had already figured out their thoughts
Lucian’s opinion matched Damien’s exactly.
Recalling everything from the past, it only seemed more laughable to her now.
Lucian was so young, yet he already had such misguided thoughts. Damien never corrected him, letting him act however he pleased. There was only one reason for that. It was because Damien thought the same way.
After quiddy finishing up, Celeste went upstairs to check on Alaric’s condition. Once she confirmed that he was fine, she packed up her medical equipment and headed downstain.
When she walked down the stairs, she found that Adrian was already gone. Damien and Lucian had also already lett
“Ms. Morin,”
- e. His car wasn’t in
in the yard, so she figured that he must have left early,
A familiar voice broke through her thoughts. Celeste looked up and saw Joshua standing by the door. She
e paused in surprise when she saw him there. “Joshua? Why
I came to pick Mr. Edward up this moming, and he specifically asked me to stay and wait for you. It’s hard to get a cab around here, so he asked me to drive you.” Joshua’s smile was polite.
a bag, instinctively tightened her grip on it for a brief moment. She hadn’t expected him to have arranged for Joshua to
Celeste, holding her medical equipment in a bag stay behind and drive her.
It may be his way of thanking her for rushing over to treat Alaric the previous day.
It was early in the morning, and since the house was halfway up the mountain, it was indeed hard to get a cab.
With a smile, Celeste nodded. “Then thank you, Joshua”
“You’re welcome.”
After getting into the car, Celeste rolled down the backseat window and inhaled the fresh air of the moming.ecl It was a welcome change, and her mood lifted instantly.
During the ride, Joshua took a call.
the peacefulness of the forest trail around her.
At tist, Celeste wasn’t paying close attention, just noting that it was from Adilan. But when she heard Joshua mention the name “Shelley“, bet heart skipped a beat.
Her eyelashus flattered slightly, and she instinctively shifted her gaze toward the rearview innot
Joris was focused on the call, driving, and speaking to Adrian, “Mr. Wienford, the number is indeed for Shelley. I double checked with the person in charge, and she üldn’t answer the phone yesterday. Stær must have been busy with something.
“Alright. Once I drop Ms. Morin of, I’ll find some to call her”
H
Celeste’s brow furrowed irmoluntarily. She instinctively took out her phone and temporarily disabled her secondary SIM.
She did this mainly because she was afraid of a sudden incoming call if the ringtone went off unexpectedly, it would be hard to explain
After hanging up, Jusline refocused on the road.
The car reached the base of the mountain and was about to merge onto th
onto the main road.
Chapter 56
