Chapter 28 How Dare You?
“Celeste, what are you doing here?
Her face, all too familiar to Mason Carter was flushed–whether from nerves on something else, he couldn’t tell
Hearing his resor, Mr. Collins immediately asked, “What is it? Did you find Shadow!”
Mason pulled Celeste doen hvale. “Sorry, thuismy wile”
It waste fit me Crieve had Maneler in her ashile. Their marriage hallabways been hidden from the public. Meer brought her to any public events, nor had be
“So you’re Min. Caner! Edidn’t know you were here.”
Now that the’d been found out, Celeste had no choice but to say, Hallowed him int
“Mr. Collini, exuse us for a moment. I need to sprak with her.”
Mon quickly led Celeve to a quieter spot, away hum everyone. Ha eyes, filled with mard emotion, resteden her. “Why are you here?”
Tonight Celeste looked stunning He durve seen her wear such heavy makeup ora dress like this
In hiumemory, Celeste always dressed in simple white blouses and jeans–die hada genile style.
Ban tonight, with her deamata, makeup and that striking dress, de looked absolutely breathtaking. The kind of drew the wan’t something anyone could pull off. It wasn’t soli or pemile but rather nored a sermal confidence, like that of a queen Celeur wine & perfectly balancing power and elegancer, without coming arrossaether too intimidating or too fragile. Mason knew he figure well, and tomaht strandormation took hun by smprie
Sice she had asked for a divorce, he had seen of Celeste he never knew–tonight being another reminder that perhaps he didn’t know her at all.
Compared in how she had been recently, this version of Celeste felt more the the real her.
Seher vudden appearance here made Mason implcrus
Could Celestebe Shadin
Their voices were smilar, but their faces were different
However, he couldn’t bring himself to link Celeste, his wife of three years, with the top–ranked agent on Blacknet.
He knew her Shewasa umple woman, currently working at a clothing company. There was no way she could be Shadow, the mon feared operative in the world.
Told you followed you” Celeste replied, now much calmer, hier face showing no den of panic.
“This is Summerville, not Eldor How could you have followed me here?
“Why not? The imitation said guests could bring a companion. If I didn’t sllow you how would know if you brought she other woman” Celeste threw out the mention of “another woman asa diveron As long as Mason didn’t pert anviting, the wate
Burr rough, being her words. Mason‘ shipsanded indige
Celeer was always so contradictory. She talk about divorce andam indifferent if he was with another woman, yet here she was quietly following him and keeping an eye on him Did you anyone? Was there another woman with me?“.
“Who know” Celeste ned her gaan, fooling a small sense of relief.
Thankfully Moon didn’t seem to unpect her.
Of course in Man’s eyes, she was nothing more than a harmless, ordinary somun–someone
one who only did chores at home. How could she posibly be Shadow!
She doubted Mason would ever even entertain the idea
Trying to give helf away, Celeste asked. “So, what are you guys doing? What are you looking for
“We re looking for a spy named Shadow, but you wouldn’t know her,” Mison said, clearly not interested in giving details.
Celu
Actually, I do knowher. And, uh, she’s standing right in front of you
Meade, the man had searched the yacht hat will had found Shadow. His frantic efforts were making everyone uneary.
The jacht was supposed to dock at midnight, but even as dawn approached, it showed no of mopping
Mason was the only person who had seen Shadow face. Mr. Collins was
wrmunding Celeste
So, who do you belongto‘ Do you use a boyfried!‘
Celer smiled Ma
“How about being friend My dadown a steel plant”
on keeping him close for the investigation When Mason returned to the firm floor, he saw a group of men
“Don’ten to him,” another gay interrupted dad’s just some nouveau riche. My family owns a chain of five–star hoirlar the country. Why not be friends with me After this mube, how about treat you drink? We can way one of my boirls for fire when we travel
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Themenspizes seie kicked on Celeve She Matron beautiful–her body, her flawless face.
And there she was chatting and laughing with them, flashing that captivating wide, completely enchanting them
Seringthes. Maxon suddenly firk a wave of inntation
Celeste vill his wife. Didale not have any sense of propriety!
Twurkanjewelry. Instard you re not wearing any. How about 1 measure your wrist and send you a braces late!”
Quedlemenreached out, trying to grab her hand
Before his fingers even tached Celese, anther hand shot out, yanking him back forcefully.
The man spun around, ready to curse at whoever had interrupted him, only to come face–to–face with My exper
Mr Carter.The man uammered, not expecting to see Mon
Tid Mason have his eye on the woman?
But want Mounmarried!
Geilo “Mon your was cold, with zero patience, his even colder
Chapter 28 How Dare You?
“What’s this about! We were just talking. Are you really going to step in. Mr. Carter”
Or are you after her too! Even if you are, there’s an order to things, in’t there! No matter how rich or powerful you are, shouldn’t you let the lady choose who she wants to have a drink. ©
Celeste smiled and said. “I don’t want to
Hearing her, the man puffed up his chest, “See! She doesn’t even want to have a drink with you, Mr. Carter.”
As soon as the words left his mouth the pup on his wrist tightened painfully.
“Ouch” What’s the deal Mr. Carter? Are you trying to kill me?”
You try to flirt with my wife, and you wonder if I’d hill you?”
Mason’s words stunned everyone around them. What
This stunning woman was Maxon Carter’s wife!
They all knew Mason waxmarried but had nu clue who hh wife was Recently, there had been gosip about Mason shopping with his wife, but the woman in those photon didn’t look like
“Still here!” Mason’s cold gaze swept over the group of men
None of them dared stay any longer, scattering like leaves in the wind
