Celeste
I felt a sharp pain in my chest, like my heart was breaking into pieces. I wanted to cry, to scream, to break down completely. But I couldn’t.
He was right. Even if something had happened between us, we could never be together. It was forbidden.
I turned to look out the window, blinking back tears as he started the car again.
The drive to the company was silent. Heavy and suffocating.
I wanted to tell him I meant every word. That I truly loved him. That I’d loved him longer than I wanted to admit.
But what was the point? He didn’t feel the same. To him, I was just the daughter of the woman trying to steal everything from him.
We could never be together. Our families, the situation, everything was against us.
But knowing that didn’t stop my heart from breaking.
When we arri
