Chapter 232

The next day was a weekend, and Celeste was woken up by her phone ringing at nine in the morning. On the other end, Lily Garland's voice practically blasted through the phone, "Why are you still asleep? Something big just happened!" "What could possibly have happened?" Celeste mumbled sleepily, rolling over with a groan. "Wait-did your brother find out you're dating Caleb?" "No, not that! Check out the news I sent you right now. It's serious. Penny-Penny Grayson-is being called your dad's secret daughter!" For a second, Celeste seriously thought she was dreaming. She just sat there, stunned, before shooting up in bed and frantically opening the messages Lily had sent. The story had broken overnight. Business news outlets, gossip sites, influencers-everyone had picked it up. There was one viral Weibo post that started it all: a single line captioned with two comparison photos. "Penny looks just like my cousin." The original post came from a user named "Little Rabbit Carrying a Shell," w