Chapter 6 Celeste went completely rigid . She opened her eyes and stared at the car ceiling . The Rolls - Royce's romantic starlight headliner glittered above her like the night sky . Just like countless nights before . She'd knelt by the bed , borrowing the faint light from the bedside lamp to watch Dominic's sleeping profile , whispering over and over words he'd never hear . " Dominic , I love you . " [] She'd known those words would never get a response . But she never imagined she'd actually hear him say he loved someone . Just not her . Celeste stared blankly . She didn't think she felt that devastated . But tears fell faster than her emotions could catch up . Dominic noticed something was wrong and sat up . " What's wrong ? " Celeste immediately threw her arms around Dominic tight , not letting him see her face . [ ] She bit her lip hard , forcin Dominic laughed softly and didn't move , letting her hold him . ] her voice to sound calm through sheer willpower . " Nothing ... I just wanted to hold you . " ? " | Rain had started falling outside at some point , drumming against the car windows . Dominic watched the rain . After a long silence , he asked almost carelessly , " Why did you come find me ? " why ? An easy question for a " kept woman . " A difficult one for Celeste . [] Celeste's fingers slowly tightened . Finally , she said softly , " I wanted to see you . " [] She told the truth after all . [ ] Dominic glanced down at her , the corner of his t lifting slightly . Then he said , " Good girl . What do you want ? I'll have Xiao Chen send it over . " ] ] A pet that pleases its master naturally gets rewarded . [ ] Right - the second son of the Ashford family had grown up surrounded 1 by adoration . He'd heard words like this countless times . ] Her sincerity was nothing more than a drop in the ocean to Dominic . Barely worth mentioning . ] ] Celeste bit her lip , wanting to act coy like usual and say " Mr. Ashford is so good to e . " ] But when she looked up at Dominic's eyes , what came out was hoarse : " No need . But thank you , Mr. Ashford . " This was the first time she'd ever refused him . [ ] Even Dominic looked surprised . He raised an eyebrow at Celeste , but before he could speak , his phone rang . He answered quickly . Vivienne's panicked voice immediately filled the car . " Dominic , where are you ? The police just sealed off my hotel Pin so scared ... ' - " 0 " I'm coming right now . " ] Dominic hung up and immediately said to Celeste , " Get out . " [ ] Celeste froze , instinctively opening the car door . Torrential rain instantly poured inside . [ ] An umbrella was shoved into her hand . Dominic called his driver while glancing at her indifferently . " I have something to handle . Get yourself home . " [ ] Celeste stepped out into the downpour , half her body soaked in an instant ] Sopar Daddy 2017 Nal I Got a Plib and a Nerd Wha Actually Respect Mo life . Without a moment's hesitation , it vanished from her sight . ] pened the umbrella , but gusts of wind immediately bent the ribs backward . ] he rain , step by step , until she reached the bus stop . ir conditioning hit her that she realized how cold she was . She hugged her arms , trembling uncontrollably . stopped in front of her . [ ] ad over words he'd never hear . ] see who it was , something draped over her head . [ ] Π at to thank him when she saw the young man had already gotten off the bus and disappeared into the rain . [ ] mished into the downpour in an instant . ] She clutched the jacket tightly . [ ] she'd grown numb to it all . But feeling the lingering warmth of the jacket , her nose suddenly stung unbearably . Tears it yourself home ( 5 ipe them away , but they kept coming in streams , like they'd never stop . ] d and carefully stored the jacket . too generic to trace back to its owner . [] one and saw a follow - up interview from the concert had been pushed to her feed . [ ] voman you escorted out mid - concert - is she your girlfriend ? " || nne laughed . " How could she be? Just some random person who wandered in . Dominic was worried she'd disrupt my lip out . Right ? " ] flatly , " Right . Just some irrelevant person . " [ ] poned her email inbox . filiated institution - a professor who'd visited London had read her thesis and enthusiastically invited her to join a research ely " disappear " from public view until the project concluded top 100 global corporation with a million - yuan annual salary . [ ] decide . the time . le day she'd return to China and leave Dominic behind . [ ] il the government institution's email , and typed her reply word by word . ]] ]