After that whole scene Sophie pulled at Shaw Corp, the partnership with Coco was completely dead in the water.
Most folks might not know, but Celeste used to work at Coco, so she knew exactly what kind of person Simon was. He was all about a clean and straightforward life, hardcore about the whole no-marriage, no-kids thing. Family drama? Total dealbreaker for him. That mess from the Shaw family? Made him want to disappear.
The moment Celeste showed up at work in the morning, it was like she'd turned on a spotlight. From the entrance all the way to her department, countless employees-some familiar, some not-greeted her nonstop with a "Good morning, Director Harper."
"Morning."
She must've said that like, thirty times before even getting to her desk.
Being the Shaw family's
