Chapter 456

Celeste let go of Ethan’s neck with a helpless sigh and picked up Leanne like it was no big deal. "Alright, you can open your eyes now. How about you tell Mommy what happened at kindergarten this week?" Leanne rested her head on Celeste’s shoulder. "Max cried again yesterday..." And just like that, the mother and daughter duo left someone behind and went upstairs. If his lips weren’t still warm from the kiss, Ethan would’ve thought he imagined the whole thing. He chuckled to himself and went off to the kitchen to start dinner. Meanwhile, inside the conference room at Stormwind Group headquarters, the sealed control center had just reopened after an entire day. Lydia Ashford walked out, expression cold, and headed straight for the top floor of the Stormwind Hotel. Up in the apartment next to the pool, Veronica Wren sat in strawberry-pink pajamas, munching on chips and flipping through channels in boredom. The door was locked from the outside, and she didn’t have a phone or anything she