Chapter 155

• May
• “Celeste,” I whispered. “You know how heartbroken I was when things fell apart. You know what I went through. And now you sit here and hurt me more?”
• “Mother, I’m telling you the truth because no one else will.” Her expression softened slightly. “He doesn’t love you. Not the way you think he does. Stay with your husband. Richard is a good man, a genuinely good man. He treats you well. He cares about you. Why are you throwing that away for someone who’s been lying to you from the very beginning?”