Chapter 40
Why... why is he here...
Celestia felt like her heart had just stopped. Her legs went weak, and every ounce of strength drained from her. The pen in her hand had long rolled off the desk, and her mind went completely blank.
The moment the man lifted his eyes and saw her face, a stunned expression flashed across his features, no less intense than hers. But unlike Celestia, he recovered quickly.
"Celestia." Jareth's voice was hoarse, almost hysterical, cutting through the air of the secretary room and echoing endlessly. His cold, sharp gaze pierced into her like a blade, as if she were his worst enemy.
Just him saying her name was enough to make her body jolt. Her frozen nerves exploded back to life, and the second her eyes met Jareth's dark, glacial stare, it felt like her blood turned to ice and flowed backward.
Jareth?! What is he doing here?! Celestia panicked and quickly cast her eyes downward, trying to gather her scattered thoughts. But his blazing stare from above made her so anx

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