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Celeste thought the cheating thing was just a small interlude.
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But a year later, her family’s company declared bankruptcy.
Her father, burdened with massive debts, jumped off a building; her mother was sexually assaulted and tormented to death by creditors; her younger brother was hit by a and became a vegetable.
And she couldn’t bear the blow and fell ill, becoming bedridden.
The moment before she died, Xavier’s face was contorted in a grimace:“Remember when you sent Vivi to that sick old man? She died in agony, tortured till there wasn’t an inch of her left unbroken. You had to know this day would come, Celeste. That’s Karma for you.”
So it was that…
This was all Xavier’s revenge against her.
Celeste lay in bed, her face deathly pale, staring blankly at the man she loved with her life, and ultimately died with resentment.
When she reopened her eyes, she was standing at the study door.
Still panting, her heart not yet settled from the fright, the shock and grief hadn’t completely dissipated yet when she overheard voices coming from
inside.
Xavier was on the phone.
“Hey bro, go
ahead and put that suburban villa under Vivi’s name. I owe you one for this–and remember, keep it quiet from Celeste.”
This familiar conversation, Celeste suddenly snapped awake.
She’d been reborn?!
Exactly, it was at this very time in her previous life that she accidentally found out Xavier was having an affair with another woman.
Snapping out of it, she heard someone inside say: “Vivi? She’s something else. Whenever I’m with her, I just feel chill but alive, you know? Totally different from Celeste–she just sucks the air out of the room, like I’m stuck in some boring–ass routine. Right now, I’m just taking a little break, but even if I get tired of messing around, it’s not gonna change how I feel about her.”
Hearing it, Celeste clenched her fingers, recalling what he had said before she died, and couldn’t help but tear up again.
Reining in her thoughts, she went back and sat on the sofa.
Xavier saw her as soon as he came out and froze in his tracks.
“Honey, when did you get back?”
Just got back and sat down.”
Celeste suppressed her emotions and said calmly.
The smile on Xavier’s face was replaced by guilt. He said, “There’s a bit of an issue with the project. I gotta head back to the office.”
Still the same excuse as in her previous life.
Celeste stared blankly at him for two seconds, “Go ahead.”
In this life, she was tired and didn’t want to hold on anymore.
Xavier indeed did not return all night.
And Celeste sat numbly until dawn; when the first ray of sunlight shone in, she rubbed her dry eyes, then got up, ate breakfast, and left the house.
She first went to the law firm, then came to the Sinclair Group.
Xavier’s office was on the top floor. The moment Celeste stepped out of the elevator, she heard suggestive moans from his office.
“Mm…Mr. Sinclair, I can’t take it anymore”
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“Mr. Sinclair?!” Xavier was instantly displeased, gripping her waist and thrusting a few times more powerfully, making her pant continuously,
Then he rasped in a low voice, half coaxing, half commanding, “You are naughty, aren’t you? What should you call me?”
She gripped his hand, overwhelmed with pleasure.
Xav, you are my sweetheart.”
“Good girl!”
Celeste’s fingernails dug deeply into her palms. Although she had seen all the truth clearly, her heart was unexpectedly shattered to pieces at that
moment.
After a long while, she raised her hand and knocked on the door.
Upon entering, she saw Xavier sitting at his desk, asking with an indifferent look, “Why are you here?”
I have a document for you to sign.”
Celeste pulled out the Divorce Settlement Agreement from her bag.
Then she flipped to the last page where the signature goes, and handed it to him across the desk.
What document?” Xavier took it, just about to glance at it.
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A whimper came from under the table, and he shivered, leaning back, then reacted by lightly coughing a few times, trying to cover up the noise from just
now.
Celeste pretended not to hear, her fingernails dug several crescent–shaped marks into her bag. Swallowing the bitterness, she replied:“Nothing, just a property transfer agreement.”
Hearing this, Xavier no longer doubted.
Somewhat eagerly, he picked up the pen on the table, elegantly signed his name, then said: “For such a small matter, you could just have someone send it over, don’t tire yourself out.”
Was he afraid she’d get tired, or afraid she’d find out?
A sarcastic smile played on Celeste’s lips, “It’s fine, just this once. Get yourself busy, I’m heading back.”
Walking out of the office, she immediately took out her phone and dialed;“I can sell you twenty percent of the Sinclair Group’s shares at a low price.” “Okay, when do we sign the contract?”
“One month later.”
By then, the divorce would be final, and this company, which she had painstakingly helped build, would also be discarded.
“Xavier, in my previous life, you resented me for sending away the mistress you loved. In this life, I will grant your wish.” Celeste walked out of his office with a sneer.
