Chapter 45
Tonight, when Kendric found out that Celeste had sneaked out to see
Manuel Vader, he initially felt a deep sense of betrayal.
In the past, Celeste professed her love for him, and everyone around them said she was head over heels for him. Over time, Kendric had gotten used to it.
But now, when something he had taken for granted was taken away, he
couldn’t sit still.
He had to admit that to some extent, he began to believe that Celeste no
longer loved him.
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Except for that initial
He couldn’t put into words what
discomfort, what came after was a mix of fear and panic.
This was the first time in his twenty–eight years that he had felt fear.
And… the agony in his heart.
The crystal chandelier overhead was casting the spacious living room in
daylight–like illumination.
Celeste’s cold attitude made Kendric experience the disdains he had never
experienced before.
All her tender facades were torn away in that moment. Her face was filled
with unmistakable disgust, to him.
Yes, Kendric could clearly sense that Celeste disgusted him, just like he was
a bothersome fly.
Undoubtedly, it left this proud man deeply offended.
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Now his eyes were sending out signals of not only anger but also danger.
At this moment, Kendric was like a volcano on the verge of eruption.
A slight fear surfaced from Celeste’s eyes.
She wasn’t afraid of Kendric getting angry. In fact, he was still at his
composed when he was furious.
What Celeste feared most was when he narrowed his eyes and stared at her
in silence it made her feel like she was being targeted by a long–starved beast. And she could never fathom what he was thinking at those moments.
Perhaps he was considering whether to lock her up, never to let her leave. again, or maybe… to strip away everything she held dear, just to hear her beg.
act?”
Kendric raised an eyebrow, “now you can’t even be bothered to put on an
“Oh, thank goodness you got it,” she mocked.
“Celeste, you think yourself clever?”
“Of course, if I weren’t clever, how could I have deceived you with just a few words this afternoon to let me leave?”
Kendric couldn’t hide his growing irritation.
Seeing his pride slowly crumble brought Celeste great satisfaction. She thought that perhaps, after spending so much time with Kendric, she had become a bit crazy herself.
Celeste wore a smirk after blurting out these words.
Kendric silently sat on the sofa.
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After a long dead silence, he enunciated each word, “I nearly forget to tell
you. Tonight, I discussed our wedding with your father.”
For a brief moment, Celeste thought she had misheard, and she stared at
him in disbelief, “are you nuts!”
There was a glint of delight in Kendric’s eyes. He rose from the sofa, his
black silk pajamas loosely draping over his well–built frame. It looked like the
robe of the Grim Reaper.
“I thought you would be delighted to hear this news….
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“Just like how delighted I was when hearing that you met Manuel Vader
again.”
Celeste stood beneath the intense glow of the lights, feeling profoundly dizzy. Perhaps it was because she had too deeply loved him, which gave him the opportunity to treat her as he pleased.
But Kendric couldn’t offer her anything beyond the title of his wife. He couldn’t provide her companionship or even equal love..
Now Celeste had finally realized that Kendric’s feelings for her were driven by possessiveness, not love. She became resolute.
“I don’t love you anymore, and I don’t want to marry you,” she declared firmly.
To ensure that Kendric gave up thoroughly, she added with clenched teeth, “I won’t agree to marry you today or ever in my life.”
With the harshest of words, she punctured his pride and arrogance.
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Every muscle in Kendric’s body tensed in an instant.
He looked at Celeste with bloodshot eyes, “this isn’t your decision to make.
You can only marry me.”
Celeste widened her eyes. “Can’t you catch my words, Kendric? I said I don’t
want to marry you. NEVER!”
He slowly moved closer. “You don’t want to marry me, then who do you
want to marry?”
“Manuel Vader?”
Suddenly her chin was caught in his grip, and his fierce kisses landed on her lips. Celeste struggled to break free from his embrace. She used all her strength to push him away.
Her lower lip was bitten, and blood oozed out.
He forced her to raise up her head.
“Celeste, from the day you moved into my home, you lost the luxury of choice,” he declared.
“You’ve shared my bed for eight years. If you don’t marry me, who would dare to take you?”
He pinched her chin.
“Then I’ll leave the country, go far away to a place where you can never find me,” she said fiercely.
“Kendric Melville, you can’t control everything.”
A cruel smile played on his lips. “Leave here? What about your father?”
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Smack!
A resounding slap cut through the air.
The atmosphere plunged into icy silence.
Celeste’s voice quivered with anger, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
“You… you’ll never…
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Kendric raised his hand, and Celeste thought a slap coming. She tightly
shut her eyes and instinctively flinched.
But his raised hand gently landed on her back, patting softly.
Celeste remained tense like a startled bird.
In the next moment, Kendric pulled her into his embrace.
“Celeste, you’ve always been so reckless,” he
whispered.
“You clearly have no other options, yet you continue to provoke me and
engage in these reckless actions. Should I call you foolish, or should I commend
your bravery?”
Celeste clenched her trembling teeth.
Kendric gently patted her back.
“Whether you love me or not, you are meant to marry me. You should have understood this when you moved into this family eight years ago.”
His chest rose and fell, his heart beating intensely. Celeste was forced to lean against his chest, listening to his rapid heartbeat.
He let out a sigh, “from the beginning, it was me choosing you, not the other
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