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Celeste Ashford’s Post-Wedding Mystery: Who Is This New Beau?
The tabloid headline flickered across my screen like a slap. Beneath it was a photo of some unknown man holding the door open for her, framed perfectly to suggest intimacy. I scrolled past it once, twice, then shoved the phone into my pocket, even though the image refused to leave my mind.
I forced my attention to the construction site around me. It was a new residential project, ten units already snapped up by elites before the paint had dried. High yield equaled high pressure.
Quietly, I observed as workers move back and forth, masking chaos for productivity. Jackson’s voice cut through the clatter as he hurried behind me, explaining timelines, but I barely heard him. My thoughts kept drifting back to her. Celest
