Chapter 25
Declan had been in a good mood, but as soon as he finished listening to Rafferty, it instantly soured. He shouted. “Dad“”
His sudden yell startles Rafferty, who almost dropped his phone. With a displeased look, he responded. If you’ve got something to say just say it. What’s with all the velling!”
“I don’t want that ugly Celeste in the same school as me! If people find out she’s my sister, it’ll be so embarrassing. Declan snapped.
Rafferty wasn’t pleased at all by Declan’s words “This brat, does he have no sense of gratitude The only reason he’s alive and well because of Celeste. If it weren’t for her, he wouldn’t be here shouting at me right now, he thought.
With a look of disgust. Rafferty glanced at Declan and spoke into his phone. “I’ll take care of Celestes school arrangements. Don’t worry honey”
I trust you.” Amara replied
After hanging up, Rafferty turned his attention back to Declan and said seriously, I dont care how embarrassed you feel. Celeste going to Crestwood College is not up for discussion.”
Now, Dad doesn’t care about my feelings at all, does he? Declan muttered and kicked off his blanket in frustration, practically fuming in the hospital room.
“Having a sister like Celeste is the ultimate embarrassment, Declan thought. Then he grabbed his phone, found Celeste’s number, and tired off a message
[Dad knows you got expelled, and he’s planning to get you into Crestwood College with me. If you know what’s good for you, don’t agree to it, or you’ll regret it]
Celeste read Declan’s message and didn’t even feel the need to reply. Where she went to school was none of his business,
At that moment. Marcus finished going through the company’s paperwork and glanced over at Celeste. He seemed lost in thought as he gazed into her clear eyes.
Marcus must have been looking at her a bit too intently because Celeste met his eyes and asked, “You keep looking at me. Is there something you need?”
Marcus snapped out of it and responded, “No, I was just noticing how beautiful your eyes are
The compliment caught her off guard, and Celeste looked away, slightly embarrassed. “It’s getting late. I’ll go grab you something from the cafeteria,” she said.
“Alright” Marcus said, watching her leave the hospital room.
When Celeste arrived at the hospital cafeteria, she happened to spot Isolde in the security room, watching the monitors. Even without getting closer, she could tell Isolde was cursing and clearly upset.
“This lousy camera just had to break now? Are you in on it with that guy who hit me?” Isolde demanded, sounding downright hostile. The security guard looked genuinely taken aback. He even felt like something was off about her today. Usually, Isolde was gentle, but today she seemed agitated and combative, almost like a completely different person.
The guard replied softly, “Dr. Huxley, please don’t accuse me without any proof. I don’t even know who you’re talking about.”
Isolde didn’t actually want to blame the guard, but the timing of the camera breaking couldn’t have been worse. So now she just h swallow her frustration ovet
hut! It was infuriating”
had to
Celeste observed Isoldes temper from afar, a slight smirk on her face. Then she continued toward the cafeteria to grab Marcus dinner.
Meanwhile, at the Sinclairs home in Kingston, Chloe was pleading with Grant for forgiveness. “Dad. I know I was wrong this time. I shouldn’t have led and said this song was from Celeste
“And I shouldn’t have failed to resolve this situation perfectly after you gave me that money, making our family the laughingstock of the
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“But please, Dad, give me one more chance. I promise I’ll find a way to fix this.
Hearing this, Grant thought, When she’s asked for that money, saying the same words then. And what do I get?
Money down the drain, her reputation was destroyed, and my company’s stocks plummeted. If I trust her this time, I might as well say goodbye to the company
Sighing, Grant massaged his temples from his spot on the couch. “What you need to do is simple: go back to school, do nothing else. and wait for this whole mess to die down.”
Everyone at school knew about her scandal by now. If Chloe went back, her classmates would likely compare her to Celeste.
er of copying her music.
not to mention accusing her i
At that time, they would say she couldn’t even measure up to
measure up to Celeste, not to m
That would be humiliating so Chloe definitely couldn’t stay in Kingston. She needed to go somewhere like Ravenshire
In Ravenshire, where people recognized Chlor but didn’t know her personally, they might be curious but wouldn’t dig too deep.
But staying with the people she knew? They’d never stop asking, and even thinking about it made Chloe’s scalp prickle.
So Chloe said, “Tm okay with going back to school, but not in Kingston. I want to be in Ravenshire”
Hearing this, Grant frowned and asked, “Why are you suddenly trying to switch schools?”
“Because I want to get into Crestwood College!” Chloe replied.
Chloe had always wanted to go to Crestwood College but hadn’t managed to get accepted despite trying multiple times. Now seemed Like the perfect excuse to go for it again and maybe redeem her reputation a little.
Chloe thought that if she got into Crestwood College, it would impress her fans. Also, it would make her look like someone with such good grades that she couldn’t possibly have plagiarized.
It might not be a perfect fix, but it was better than doing nothing.
After a moment’s consideration, Grant nodded. “If you get accepted, it’d be an achievement for the Sinclair family. Fine, I allow it,” he said.
A smile spread across Chloe’s face as she said, “I promise I won’t let you down this time!”
Chloe couldn’t help feeling a bit smug, thinking. Once I get into Crestwood College, I’ll ha
have even more opportunities than I do now.
After all, some of the biggest celebrities graduated from there! When I enroll, I’ll be their junior. Who knows? I might even be able to connect with them as their junior…
Though Chloe hadn’t even gotten accepted, she was already daydreaming.
Just then, Grant’s phone buzzed. He answered it and heard a concerned voice on the other end. “Mr. Sinclair, we have a situation. “Ophelia, the top lawyer, just posted online that she’s officially representing Celeste in her lawsuit against Chloe for plagiarism.”
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