Chapter 262

Ethan Shaw took a long moment to snap back to reality, not even knowing what to say. Celeste Harper gently pulled her hand out of his and turned to leave. As she stepped out, she thought she heard a quiet "I'm sorry" behind her—deep and heavy. She frowned slightly but still walked out. No one could be blamed for losing the baby. Even if everything had been cleared up, she still felt wronged. All she could do was force herself to stay calm, because if she got worked up, it’d just make others happy. She needed that energy to get to the bottom of things. Nora Murray... yeah, something about her felt off. Call it women’s intuition. When Ava Quarles’s identity got out and when Sophie Larkspur misunderstood the surgery, Nora just so happened to be present both times. Coincidence? She didn’t buy it. Not long after she went downstairs, the hum of an engine echoed from the front yard. Mr. Foster came by to pick Ethan up for military duty. Word was, the Blue Eagle preliminary round was in its fi