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A rare flicker of confusion crossed Celestine’s eyes.
The last thing she remembered was riding home with Chester after signing the divorce papers.
The brakes had failed…
That’s right–the brakes had failed!
The car had careened off the road, crashed through the median, and slammed into a delivery truck.
A pounding headache split Celestine’s skull. The weight of the impact still haunted her, vivid as if it had just happened.
“Celly, how are you feeling?”
She opened her eyes to see her grandfather, Luther Selwyn, his face drawn and pale at her bedside. The sight of him made tears sting her eyes.
“I’m all right, Grandpa,” she managed.
“How can you possibly be all right? You were unconscious for three days!” Pete, her older brother, cut in, worry etched across his face. “Does anything hurt? The doctor’s on his way.”
He and Grandpa. had already seen the news reports–the crash scene was everywhere, the mangled wreckage of her car twisted beyond recognition.
Seeing those images had been even more gut–wrenching than when he’d first learned Celestine had fallen overboard last year. After all, it was a car accident that had taken their uncle and aunt from them.
Pete had wanted to keep the news from Grandpa at first, but there was no way to hide it. Thankfully, Celly had pulled through.
Celestine accepted the glass of warm water Pete handed her. “Really, Grandpa, Pete–I’m okay. Please don’t worry.”
But their faces made it clear they didn’t believe a word.
With her pale, bloodless face and fragile voice, she wasn’t exactly convincing.
Soon, the doctor arrived and gave her a thorough examination. Other than a fractured left forearm that would need some time to heal, the rest were just scrapes and cuts from the shattered glass.
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“Miss Selwyn is very fortunate,” the doctor explained, removing his stethoscope. “When the accident happened, a gentleman shielded her from the worst of the impact.”
Celestine froze.
Chester had been driving that night. In those final moments, she remembered him lunging across the seats toward her.
So that’s what happened…
Her expression grew complicated. “Where is he now?”
“He was just moved out of intensive care this morning, but he’s still unconscious,” the doctor replied, unaware of their relationship. “You were both brought in together, so I thought you’d want to know.”
When the doctor left, the room fell quiet again.
Luther sighed. “Chester might have failed as a husband, but in the end, he showed he’s a decent man.”
“Grandpa, don’t make excuses for that jerk!” Pete muttered, clearly annoyed. “After everything he did to Celly? Shielding her in the crash only proves he’s got a backbone, not that he’s some hero.”
He might not like Chester, but he couldn’t deny that for once, the man had done the right thing.
“Is Chester still in this hospital?” Celestine asked suddenly.
Pete looked alarmed. “Promise me you’re not feeling sorry for him! Whatever happens is his own fault.”
“Pete, we’re divorced,” Celestine said quietly. “But after what happened, I owe it to him to at least check in. We were in this together.”
Their marriage might be over, but what he’d done for her in that moment was real–life and death was no place for grudges.
Pete’s eyes widened. “Wait–you and Chester actually divorced?!”
Even Luther looked surprised.
At the funeral, rumors had already started flying after Celestine’s cold words to Chester, but most people had thought it was just anger talking. After all these years, no matter how bad things got, they’d never actually gone through with it,
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Everyone assumed this time would be no different. But it turned out, they’d quietly ended it without telling anyone.
“The day of the accident… that was the day we finalized it,” Celestine nodded.
Yet she couldn’t shake the feeling that something about the crash just didn’t add up.
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Everyone assumed this time would be no different. But it turned out, they’d quietly ended it without telling anyone.
“The day of the accident… that was the day we finalized it,” Celestine nodded.
Yet she couldn’t shake the feeling that something about the crash just didn’t add up.
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