Chapter :539
Most of the people camping here tonight had come for the meteor shower. Unfortunately, even after waiting until past 1:00 am, Celeste and her friends didn’t see a single shooting star. Eventually, they decided to head back to their tents to rest. Matthias, Caleb, and Kieran watched as Celeste disappeared into her tent. Once she was gone, Matthias glanced at the two men beside him, cleared his throat, and said, “She’s not officially divorced yet. Even if you’re planning to pursue her, mind your boundaries. Don’t make things harder for her.” “know,” Kieran replied first.
But then he frowned slightly. “Still. If I remember right, her mandatory waiting period should’ve ended a while ago. Why isn’t the divorce finalized yet? Did something go wrong?” Caleb already knew about Celeste’s divorce delay-Matthias had explained the basics to him earlier-so he stayed quiet. Hearing Kieran’s question, Matthias could only purse his lips and repeat, “That guy had something come up at work and missed the date. They had to reapply for divorce.” —- Kieran asked again, “Then when does the new mandatory waiting period end?” “Don’t worry, it’s soon.
Within this month.” It was getting late, and Matthias was already sleepy. He yawned and waved a hand. “Alright, I’m turning in. You two-” Before he could finish, Caleb suddenly spoke up. “Who is he?” Matthias immediately knew who “he” referred to-Celeste’s husband. Because Caleb had shown interest in Celeste, he’d reached out to Matthias a few times before, asking about her situation. But not once had he asked about her husband. It wasn’t that he wasn’t curious or upset. He just thought- whoever that man was, he was part of Celeste’s past.
Once the divorce was done, that person would be a stranger to her, and that was all that mattered Besides, if one day he was fortunate enough to truly be with Celeste, she would eventually tell him about her past on her own. That’s why he’d never brought it up. Tonight, though, was the longest they’d ever spent together. —- He wasn’t arrogant, but he knew himself well enough-he, Kieran, and Beck were all men of strong standing, in looks, career, and character. Yet despite their presence, Celeste never showed even the slightest flicker of interest.
She accepted their kindness out of politeness, but he could tell from her expression that it often made her uncomfortable. 1 Her heart was utterly still toward the three of them. And perhaps because of that, he found himself suddenly curious about her husband-the man he’d once wondered about but never seriously looked into. Kieran had actually tried investigating before, but found nothing concrete. Later, worried that digging deeper might be inappropriate, he stopped He, too, had sensed that Celeste felt nothing for any of them- not for him, not for Caleb, not for Beck.
Which only made him more curious about what kind of man her husband was. 1 Hearing Caleb’s question, Kieran also turned toward Matthias. Matthias froze mid-step. He clearly didn’t want to talk about —- Trevor. Then, he let out a short, cold snort. “Him? Hah. A complete scumbag.” And with that, he ended the conversation-turning around and heading straight for his tent. Caleb and Kieran exchanged a glance. Both looked momentarily stunned, but neither spoke. They, too, turned and went back to rest.