Chapter 12
Dealing with everything, Lysander reined home mil embu nced Celeste, whispering close
“Ophelia, you’ve finally come bark Manhattan las changed so much in seven years–let me take you around *
“Remember hack then when you were sick, you always said you wanted to groutside and the world. But I was too scared–od gwo I took you out of the hospital, that now you’re here, healthy. Let’s visit all the places you used to dream alone.
Celeste nodded obediently, letting him guide her into the
The vehicle pulled up miside Lam Park at Coney Island Lysander held Celeste’s hand as they bought tickets and followed the crowd inside.
You used to love the strawberry ice cream here,” he said, pointing to a small shop. “They were about to that down, but I kept them at Just you ever came back and wanted your favorite again ”
Celeste smiled faintly as she accepted the strawberry ice cream she secretly hated.
“I can’t believe you still remember what I like after all these years.”
Lysander smiled with a hint of pride. “Of course I do I remember everything about you.”
At his words. Coleste felt herself tense further. Clearly, she would need to be even more meticulous in her performance.
As they neared the front of the line for the Ferris wheel, Lysander’s phone huzzed.
He ignored it, but it rang again
After the third call, it finally stopped
He glanced at a message from his secretary Nick
“Sir, Ms. Armstrong has left the America. Current whereabouts unknown. Should we continue the search?”
Lysander’s reply was instant. “No need. She’s just throwing a tantrum, er divorce sunt actually works out perfectly–keeps her from interfering with Ophelia and me. She’ll come back once she’s done sulking.“
Reading this response, Nick couldn’t shake a feeling of unease.
Ms. Armstrong iĮ
$ gone. Will she really ever return?”
Lysander kept reassuring himself that Naver loved him too much. Even the divoree must be just another ploy to win him back.
They’d known each other for so many years, and she’d never left before–how could she suddenly walk away now?
Did she think her absence would make him chase after her? Impossible!
Pushing down his inexplicable discomfort, Lysander boarded the Ferris wheel with Celeste.
When they reached the highest point, he pulled her into his arms, tilted her chin up and kissed her deeply.
Yet in the midst of their embrace, Navier’s face unexpectedly flashed through his mind.
He remembered how she used to look at him, her eyes constantly filled with that devotion he once found irritating, as if he were her entire wor
No matter how many times he told her his heart only belonged to Ophelia, she continued to love him fiercely and earnestly, impossible to drive away.
But from the day she submitted those divorce papers, the love in her eyes had begun to fade, inch by inch
A flutter of panic rose in Lysander’s chest. He slowly released Celeste with his enthusiasm gone.
Outside the window, fireworks illuminated the night sky. They held each other, watching the spectacular display in silence.
For the next three days. Lysander canceled all his meetings to accompany Celeste.
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