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“What's going on?” Sella, who since her eyes caught the presence of Celine's assistant, felt suspicious. Originally, she just wanted to find a much freer air; it was quite nauseating at the banquet and she couldn't stand it anymore. If only she hadn't thought about her future in the Desmond family, Sella might have left this luxurious house long ago.
It is not surprising that this house is designed and shown in such luxury, because the Langham name still has influence in some fields, especially politics. Langham's big name as the former president of Centralia is well known to the public. Had it not been for the past case, Sella believes the Langham name would have had even more influence. Even now, a Cristine Desmond wants to approach a family that is known to be active in socializing, especially among high-ranking state officials.
This means that Cristine needs Langham's support to achieve her goal; Mayor of Manhattan. Even to the point of making an arrang
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“Are you crazy?!”Bryan didn't care. He slightly pushed the body of the woman who had once accompanied his life violently. Ever since they had separated themselves from the commotion Sella had created, Bryan had not spoken at all. If Celine's assistant hadn't warned him, I don't know what kind of ruckus Sella would have made. And why did it have to be Sella who walked into the corridor on the right side of the mansion?Isn't that completely opposite to the banquet area?“I swear I will expose your relationship!” Sella shouted with a gasp. “I assure you that you will receive my vengeance, Bryan.”“It would be much better if you started thinking about your fate, Sella. I'm sick of being around you. The words you accused me of earlier should have been said to yourself.” Bryan closed the car door immediately, not caring if Sella's knuckles might get caught in it. He wanted to get to the hotel and get some rest.
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Celine spun the diamond ring that had just been placed on her finger. The dazzling sparkle did not make Celine satisfied. The previous ring, which Jacob asked for back when his family was in big trouble, when compared to what he got tonight, was very different.“I don't need to check the authenticity, do I?” Celine giggled. “What happens if I pretend to lose it? I guess it doesn't matter because they can buy me something much more expensive than this. They have a lot of money.” She took the ring off and put it back on the nightstand.There were still three weeks left of her time in Manhattan. Before Celine got out of the car, Karen read out her schedule. One of them was that she had to give her hair a brown color as highlights. One of the clients requested Celine's latest look complete with the beauty of the latest color to be promoted.No problem for Celine, after all, it's been a while since she played with color in her hair. Before she
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“Oops!” Celine was surprised. Iced caramel macchiato with Bobba was spilled just like that. She had just enjoyed a little. Today's weather in Manhattan was quite hot and it was best to enjoy a glass of iced caramel macchiato. Unfortunately...“You!” Sella pointed at Celine with an angry look. “What are you doing?!”“What the hell?” Celine scowled in displeasure. “Can't you be polite? I've been here all along, and you're the one who stepped back as if your eyes had moved to the back area?!” Celine was going to give in even though she was the one who deliberately stood behind the woman.Celine had planned to meet in a natural way. There was no way she would deliberately ask Sella to meet and say that Celine had something that could make Sella shut up. It was not a good move considering that the relationship between the two of them was not very good to begin with.“You're here all of a sudden!
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Steak and cola, two things Celine loved to accompany her in a state of excitement. Ah, no. Not only when she was happy to be able to enjoy a meal like this but sometimes, the menu, which was easily found in some of the leading restaurants in Manhattan, accompanied Celine when she was upset. But this time, Celine ate it with great joy.A few shopping bags are already by her side, as is Karen, who faithfully accompanies Celine wherever the model goes. Except inside the boutique where Celine was engaged in a conversation with Sella. Actually, Karen was curious as to how Celine would subdue that damn insolent woman.But seeing Sella coming out of the boutique with a bent look and a hurried walk, and Karen assumed that the woman was in the middle of holding back the surge of anger in her chest, made Karen believe that Celine always knew how to make her opponents submit.At least, Karen was satisfied to see that Sella was no longer acting so much. Let's hope so.
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The night air was cool for those walking along the banks of Battery Park. The lights around the street were brightly lit and the occasional hubbub of street users made Celine pay attention to them. Dressed in a loose T-shirt with calf-length pants and a wide brimmed hat, she looked like any other casual visitor enjoying the evening here.“You haven't changed much about your taste in spending time together,” Jacob said with a laugh. He pulled Celine slightly as someone else almost nudged her.“Really?” asked Celine with a soft laugh. Trying to release the grip of Jacob's hand that was still there.“Am I not allowed to hold your hand?”“That's not it,” Celine said with a grin. “I'm not used to being close to other people. You know, our relationship ended a long time ago and it took some adjustment from me about this status.”Jacob nodded in understanding. “Okay.” He let go of her
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Grace leaned back in her oversized chair. Several files regarding the financial statements of the small company she managed were scattered there. They didn't attract much attention because she didn't really need the details of the reports. The company she owned was just a tool to spend the large amount of money she managed behind her leadership as one of the big companies working with the government.Including the central government's project on infrastructure development that was being carried out.But his eyes were focused on the CCTV layer which he had watched the footage twice. There was nothing strange except for the figure of Celine's assistant who seemed silent, standing in the same position, as if waiting for whatever it was, Grace was very curious. While the other part, did not show anything except when behind the wall where her niece's assistant was waiting, Celine's figure came out while grimacing.“Why can't I see the CCTV footage in this room?
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Celine gulped down the water in her mineral bottle rather hastily. Several times her foot tapped impatiently on the floor she was standing on. She also sighed several times as she endured the frustration that had plagued her throughout the shooting process for this shoot.She had been waiting for this day to come because the filming process that would be carried out, mostly contained scenes for her. Celine has practiced a lot about some of the expressions and scripts requested. Although it looks haphazard, Celine never considers her job a trivial job. She needs a lot of concentration while doing this job.But all the fun she was waiting for ended up being annoying like this."Is it still a long time to set up the camera?" asked Celine, who was now sitting leaning on the chair provided for her, in the room that was specially provided for the models and people involved in the process of making this promotional video.Usually, Celine doesn't mind if she has to wait because of technical d
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