Chapter 10 He took a deep breath . After a long moment , he got in his car and drove to the club . [ ] Dominic was usually too busy , shuttling between Washington and London , with little time for entertainment . Since bringing Celeste into his life , he'd had even less time for places like this . When people saw him , they stood immediately . " Dominic ! What brings you here today ? " ] ' Dominic walked straight to Iris Lang . " Where is she ? " The moment he'd walked through the door , Iris knew what he'd come to ask . But rememb [] ering Celeste's words about wanting no more ties to Dominic , she played dumb . " Where is who ? Mr. Ashford , I don't understand . " ] Dominic's voice turned glacial . " On the 16th in the afternoon , you drove her to the airport . I don't have much patience . Last time - where is Celeste Wren ? " ]] Dominic's icy gaze cut across Iris's face like a blade . She felt a chill run through her . [ ] She'd seen Dominic a few times before - always an untouchable presence of cold nobility . But facing his intimidating aura this close for the first time , she could barely breathe . At the same time , she cursed Celeste internally for her rose - colored glasses . " Dominic is usually so gentle " ? The filter was 800 meters thick . [ ] Iris steadied herself and said through gritted teeth , " Yes , I took her to the airport . But I genuinely don't know where she went . " " I only know she went back to China . " [] " Back to China ? " Dominic froze . [ ] Iris took a deep breath . " Yes . She said she wanted to go home and get married . " [ ] " Married ? " Dominic slowly repeated the word , almost laughing from anger . Leaving without a word to marry another man ? n ? His eyes narrowed as he turned to leave . Just as he reached the door , Iris suddenly called out , " Mr. Ashford , excuse me for overstepping - if you don't love her , please just let her go . " ] ] Dominic's steps halted . ] Iris continued , " I know people like you look down on her . But her family abandoned her . She was truly desperate when she came to me back then . All these years , she's struggled , commodifying herself , treating herself like merchandise . But she's still flesh and blood . If you're going to drag her back just to humiliate her again , can I ask you please , just let her be ? " " Humiliate ? " Dominic's voice was cold . " You think I was humiliating her ? " [ ] iris pressed her lips together . " Wasn't it ? " [ ] " If you people really saw her as human , how could you post those photos of her online for everyone to mock ? " Dominor said coldly . " What are you talking about ? " ] tris took a deep breath and opened her photo album , pulling up screenshots to show him . The headline read : " Foreign exchange student shamelessly sells her body to climb the social ladder . " [ ] Similar topics had surfaced after the concert . Dominic had immediately suppressed them . ] But these posts predated the content ! ] Domanic scrolled through image after image all photos of Celeste smiling ingratiatingly at him . Sometimes fawning , sometimes reading his mood . In every single suse , she looked so painfully careful ! ] Suddenly , his finger stopped . The screenshot showed a stuffed animal , its zipper pulled open , cotton spilling out to reveal a note tucked inside the stuffing [ ] Six words " I love you , Dominic Ashford Dominic's heart constricted violently . He remuntered this toy the one hed personally said to throw away that day [ ] And in that apartment , besides him and Celeste , only one other person hait access . Vivienne . [ ] Dominics grip on the phone glidened painfully . He stared at the image in disbelief , his voice hoarse when he finally spoke . Chapter 10 I didn't know . Iris said . " Celeste paid to bury it that night . She said she didn't want to make things difficult for you . But what did you do ? "