CELESTINE’s P O V

Over the years, I got used to being silent. I had no habit of explaining things to anyone. Moreover… I didn't want Julian to know the truth because I knew that if he did, it would hurt him even more than it already does.

As I proceeded further inside the house… I saw an open room and I walked inside to check who are they and I saw Arnold's father having a conversation with some older men who appeared to be their immediate relatives. The moment they all laid eyes on me, they became rigid.

‘‘Could that possibly be Celestine?’’ I overheard the man with the...