Thorns Grow After Betrayal (Celeste and Chester) novel Chapter 183

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Celestine's hand trembled over her phone.

She didn't know how to feel.

It seemed that as long as Joanna wanted, no matter what she'd done, a single curl of her finger was enough—Chester would forgive her, no questions asked, no matter the cost.

He'd even come up with excuses on her behalf, shifting the blame onto someone else.

Even when it came to…the third child growing inside Celestine at the time.

She remembered how excited she'd been when she found out she was pregnant again. She'd told Chester the moment she got the news.

That evening, he brought home a bowl of nourishing soup Joanna had made "for her health," and told the housekeeper to warm it up carefully.

Celestine drank it without a second thought, unaware that it was Joanna's handiwork.

That night, she lost the baby.

She would never forget that pain.

The truth came out through the housekeeper, and Celestine confronted Chester in tears, demanding an explanation.

Chester just stayed silent. The little he did say was, "Joanna didn't mean it," and, "She had no reason to do something like that."

He even tried to convince Celestine not to hate Joanna for what happened.

It wasn't until she took it to Mr. Fordham Sr. that Chester finally started paying attention.

But then he shifted all the blame to the housekeeper, claiming she'd overheated the soup and destroyed its nutrients, which supposedly caused the miscarriage.

Chester had impatiently tossed a lab report in front of her.

"See? I told you, this had nothing to do with Joanna. Enough of this—I've already let the housekeeper go. Just focus on being Mrs. Fordham. We'll have more children."

His forceful yet tender tone had left Celestine feeling guilty, as if she had wrongly accused Joanna all along.

Looking back, she realized it was all just Chester scrambling to clean up Joanna's mess, making her believe in a lie.

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