Thorns Grow After Betrayal (Celeste and Chester) novel Chapter 242

Paula chased after the agent, demanding, “Well? Did you figure out whether that woman’s a fraud or not? Is the landlord finally kicking her out?”

The agent shot her a warning look. “Let’s not talk about that,” he muttered, then turned to Celestine with a smile that was all apologies. “Miss Selwyn, I’m afraid we made a mistake. Turns out the house belongs to you and your husband jointly. Your husband said he’d cover any damages, so perhaps we can just let it go? These folks were genuinely interested in seeing the place, that’s all.”

Paula stood there, speechless.

How had that vixen ended up as the owner?!

She pinched her boyfriend hard.

Carr snapped out of his daze. “Who said we even want to rent this dump? The price is dirt cheap—there’s obviously something wrong with the place!”

Paula, burning with jealousy, eyed the handsome man standing beside Celestine. “Who knows what kind of business this ‘landlady’ runs here? Maybe she’s got all sorts of clients coming and going. Her husband would rather be anywhere else, so he’s desperate to rent the place out. Tsk, tsk. We’re not interested.”

She made a big show of grabbing Carr’s arm, pretending to storm off.

She was waiting for Celestine to beg her to stay.

Women like that, she thought, needed to be put in their place if they wanted to do business here.

“Wait.”

Just as expected.

Paula turned back, smug. “What? Regretting what you said earlier?”

Celestine took out her phone, her voice calm. “You said I had clients here. What kind of clients, exactly?”

Her amber eyes were unreadable, cool and steady—so intense they seemed to draw Paula in, leaving her tongue-tied.

For a moment, Paula faltered, but Carr just sneered, “She means you’re a prostitute. Don’t act all innocent! Maybe your husband can’t stand you anymore, so he’s rushing to get rid of this place!”

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