Thorns Grow After Betrayal (Celeste and Chester) novel Chapter 147

What on earth had Celestine done to her son to deserve this kind of cruelty? Why wouldn't he even lie for her, just this once?

Raymond hadn't expected things to spiral so far out of control.

Divorce? Dad and Mom getting divorced?

If that happened, Mom would never come back—she'd be gone forever.

Panic swept over him, tears welling up in his eyes almost instantly.

He rushed forward with Chester, throwing his arms around Dahlia. "Grandma, please don't blame Mom! It wasn't her—really, I don't blame her anymore! Please, I'm begging you, don't let her and Dad get divorced. I just want them both to stay with me, that's all I want—please!"

Dahlia, hair wild and disheveled from her struggle to break free, had lost every trace of her usual elegance. She looked nothing like the dignified society matron she once was.

She lunged at Celestine like a madwoman, desperate to lash out.

Raymond's pleas only fueled her anger.

"Just look at this! What kind of poison has that woman poured into Raymond's mind? She nearly cost him his life, and he's still defending her! What sort of mother would raise a child like this? Chester, either you divorce her right now, or I'm calling the police and having this murderer thrown in jail! You decide!"

Chester's head pounded from his mother's shrill screams.

He couldn't help but lash out at the root of the chaos. "Celestine! Say something, for heaven's sake. Apologize to my mother, apologize to Raymond. Come back, take care of your child, admit you're sorry and truly repent—do that, and we can put this behind us."

Joanna silently wept, her arms wrapped tightly around Raymond as she turned to accuse Celestine. "Celly, even if you're still upset about what happened with Raymond, you can't take it out on your own son! Do you know how much he wishes it was you, not me, by his side? This time, you've really gone too far."

From an angle no one else could see, Joanna shot her a smug, taunting glance.

Celestine's lips curled into a faint smile.

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