Chapter 21 A Gift For My Mother-in-law

• Celeste sat quietly in the passenger seat, letting the soft hum of the car engine fill the silence between them. Her mind was spinning with questions she didn’t dare ask. Three years of marriage, yet she was only now realizing how little she actually knew about her husband. It felt like she had been living a lie.
• “Take me home and return this rented car immediately!” Celeste’s voice was cold, reflecting the anger boiling inside her. She had no idea how many secrets Damien had been keeping from her.
• Damien remained calm, his hands steady on the steering wheel. “We’ll go home after we stop by somewhere first.”