Celeste's single sentence left many in the crowd with expressions of surprise and intrigue.
Witnessing this scene, Eamon Duncan, who had been quite smug until now, finally showed a change in his expression. Celeste hadn't been walking toward him but toward Ethan!
If Celeste and Ethan had a close relationship, Eamon's plans to deal with Ethan would need to be reconsidered. Eamon felt a wave of frustration; he had thought that with the Duncan family now among the top ten families, their increased power would give him the leverage to challenge Ethan.
Eamon never expected this. 'Celeste appeared suddenly and was so intimately connected with Ethan! Could Celeste be one of Ethan's disciples? No, that was impossible! Celeste's status was far too lofty for her to be Ethan's disciple.'
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