He Gave Her Strawberries, Gave Me Hives (Ford and Sylvia) novel Chapter 82

hapter 6

he sky opened up, and the heavy rain began to fall, each drop hitting Celeste’s body like a tiny stone.

y the time she made it home, she was soaked to the bone.

high fever took hold of Celeste. In her delirium, she fumbled for her phone and tried to call Desmond.

he tried over and over again, until her phone finally died, until she lost consciousness, but the call never went through.

‘hen she woke up again, two days had passed, and she was in a hospital bed.

he housekeeper from the mansion had been the one to bring her. For two straight days. Desmond was nowhere to be seen.

leste turned on her phone. The first thing that greeted her were hundreds of messages from Stella.

1s. Reese, did you enjoy the live show? You heard him. Desmond loves me.”

le told me he’s never touched you. He’s afraid you might have caught something back in your delinquent days. He said he won’t touch you even after you get arried, either.”

Is. Reese, I just love your wedding dress. Desmond gave it to me.”

1s. Reese, Desmond said he’s not going to sign the marriage license with you.”

Is. Reese, Desmond gave me your wedding rings, too.”

ter that night, Desmond and Stella were inseparable.

? took care of all the negative press about her online, took her on a tour of the venue he’d planned for his wedding with Celeste, and even bought her a

ansion.

e would hold her and tell her he loved her over and over, and in the heat of the moment, he would passionately call her his wife.

esmond was proving his love for Stella with his actions, not his words.

turned out he had never really blamed Stella for abandoning him, and he had never stopped loving her.

nce the day he had woken up, Desmond had never once said the words “I love you” to Celeste.

wasn’t that he was too shy to say it. It was because he truly didn’t love her.

verything between her and Desmond had been nothing but her own wishful thinking, her own self deception.

hankfully, she didn’t love him anymore, either.

hree days before the wedding, Desmond finally came back.

‘m taking you to the family estate for a few days. You’ll leave for the wedding from there.” Desmond said. He looked extremely well rested, with a light in his yes that Celeste had never seen before. “Stella will go with you as your bridesmaid.”

eleste lowered her gaze and said nothing.

ist as she thought. His happiness had nothing to do with her.

What’s been going on with you lately?” Desmond asked, catching the sadness in her eyes and frowning. “Are you mad that I haven’t had time for you?”

It’s nothing.” Celeste shook her head. “Let’s go. Weren’t we heading to the estate?”

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**Way Ticket To BANKRUPTCY.

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