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Celeste knew The young woman would use it as a weapon to torment her She would parade that faht to be there Delphine hadn’t lost her boy Delphine, for all thefamily around her Seraphina had done her best to ruin Celeste’s faotten a sweet baby boy out of whatever man she’d chosen over Wes

If only Wes had lived, he would have seen Sera for who she was He would have seen that Seraphina was a woman who slept with married men It was the only reason Celeste could co the world who the father of her child was She was ashamed, and she should be

She ignored that prickle of unease that nagged at her What would her sister have said? There but for the grace of god

It had only been her randchild that had caused her to allow Ralph to sully the Beauht attendant

“If I had any other options, I would take them, Celeste,” Opal Beau “You won’t ever be a real Beaumont, but after I’m done with you, no one else will question it But you and I will always know that you’re a gold-digging imposter”

“I can’t i her soothing tone

It set her on the edge because she didn’t want to be soothed She wanted never to have to see Seraphina Guidry again She wanted that wo her every day of her life

Quaid leaned in like he was telling her a secret “If it helps, I don’t think she’s going to live there, either I think she’s going to fix it up and sell it Give her soet that property”

Sera would never sell to her Or perhaps she would, but only if she paid far more than that ramshackle place orth There was no reason to fix it up when she was going to raze it to the ground and build so new She forced a sela, we should go or we’ll miss the appoint about Guidry Place going on the market, please let me know”

He nodded, but there was suspicion in his eyes “I will do that”

That suspicion proved he wasn’t a du the situation lie until Seraphina had the upper hand She needed a plan She would have to find a way to win this war she found herself in