Thorns Grow After Betrayal (Celeste and Chester) novel Chapter 289

The brakes were working just fine when she arrived.

But by the time she left, they had failed.

Who could have known in advance that she and Chester were getting a divorce, and waited in secret outside the courthouse?

She’d only taken that car on a whim, but so had Chester—it was pure coincidence for both of them.

Still, the odds of her being the target were much higher.

Whoever was behind this, they were after her.

And she couldn’t shake the feeling that the truck had been lying in wait, ready to plow straight into them.

A knot twisted in Celestine’s stomach. “Is the car still around?”

Pete took a moment to recall. “It’s been towed to the traffic division. The truck driver ran off at the scene, but someone called the police. They caught him pretty quickly, and the case is still under investigation.”

Celestine’s mind drifted—it was all so eerily similar to what had happened to her parents years ago.

She glanced instinctively at her grandfather.

His face was clouded with the same turmoil.

She knew he must be thinking exactly what she was.

“Grandpa, don’t worry. I’m all right now,” Celestine said gently, hoping to keep him from falling back into those painful memories.

He managed a nod, though the lines on his face deepened. “As long as you’re safe, that’s all that matters,” Luther said, his voice heavy with age and concern. “Promise me, Celly—let the police handle this.”

Meeting his sorrowful gaze, Celestine found herself unable to refuse.

But after wrestling with her thoughts, she decided she needed to check on Chester herself.

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