Chapter 1179 – Fortune and Calamity [Part 6]
Celestine's smile remained. "No."
One word.
Lux waited.
Her fingers tightened against his shoulder.
"Aurelia would remain here," Lux said.
Silence.
"She has your father. Servants. This estate."
Celestine didn't answer.
"She would eventually learn to live without you."
The chandelier above them flickered.
Lux noticed.
Celestine's eyes didn't leave his.
He continued softly. "Perhaps she'd marry." Another chandelier flickered. "She might find someone who cares for her."
The music distorted.
Only for a heartbeat.
A violin note stretched unnaturally long before snapping back into place.
Lux's smile deepened.
Celestine's fingernails pressed through his coat. "She wouldn't."
Lux tilted his head. "Wouldn't what?"
"Marry."
"Why not?"
"She can't."
"Can't?"
Celestine's smile was still there. But it no longer reached her eyes. "Aurelia needs me."
Lux said nothing.
