Chapter 306
Author: Dragon Sly
last update2025-06-08 20:31:04

Celestine cleared her throat, shifting uncomfortably for a moment. She hadn’t expected this conversation, but there was no mistaking the genuine interest in her father’s eyes. She glanced out the window briefly, feeling the warmth in her cheeks but trying to mask it with a composed smile.

“Well, I—uh, I don’t know... I’ve been busy with work, you know?”

As Marcellus’ words hung in the air, Celestine felt a brief moment of hesitation. When he had asked if she liked anyone, her mind automatically flashed to Elijah—his quiet confidence, the way he always seemed to be in control of every situation.

The image of him lingered in her thoughts for a moment, and she felt a soft flutter in her chest. But then, she quickly shifted her focus, pushing those thoughts aside. She couldn’t afford to get lost in them, not now, not with everything else she had to focus on.

Marcellus, catching her moment of hesitation, laughed lightly, unaware of the thoughts that had crossed his daughter’s mind.

“You
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