elestia felt like the whole world was spinning out f

tealing her best friend's fiancé wasn't enough, now she had a baby she never pl

r was a constant ringing in her ears. Everythi

in hand, frozen for what must've been half an hour, until the as

ng out, face pale as a ghost and completely spaced out, Jo

, completely forgetting to answer. A

ba

an cancel the dinner with Mr. Caleb. You should go home

oved the test report into her bag, and forced a shaky smile. "I'm fine. Let's g

ded away, the city by the se

f the city sto

k you for making time to meet tonight," Celestia greete

. Her naturally elegant features were lightly made up, and long hair s

aleb said, reaching out to shake her hand. His chubby face s

but she kept her game face on. Calmly, she slid her h

erved, Celestia gradually steered the conve

ss the whole industry. What we're going through now is just a small hiccup," she

hroat was getting dry, and Caleb looked like he couldn't be less int

o make the loan happen?" Sh

e drawled, his eyes blatantly raking over her figure. His hand casually brushed

d," Celestia said, forcing a polite

mplication. "You need funding, and I'm happy to provide that. But I ex

in our circle's gonna marry you now. Shame for someone as stunnin

of the food made her stomach churn. At that point, she

u clearly have no intention of helping Brooks Co

oward him, locking her in his arms so tightly she couldn't move. His greas

tively. "One night? Nah, how about three nights? Spend three nights with

ace go pale. When his hand started creeping

g at his chest with all her strengt

l make sure..." The stench of alcohol on his breath hit Celes