Chapter 386

The room was eerily silent. The only thing breaking the stillness was the sound of Celeste Harper’s footsteps. “Anyone here?” she called out. It was a long while before a faint creak echoed from the corner of the room. A door opened slowly, and someone stepped out. It was from the bathroom. The person... was Nora Murray. Celeste tensed instantly, staring at the familiar, yet unrecognizable figure. “You…” This wasn’t the confident and sharp woman she remembered. Now, Nora’s hair barely reached her eyes, messy but just long enough to cover them. She wore a white spaghetti strap dress, revealing a slender neck and jutting shoulders. Her shoulders were so thin it was shocking—nothing like the toned body she used to have. If not for the face and general frame, Celeste wouldn’t have known it was her. Nora glanced at her, a flicker of confusion in her eyes, like she was silently asking why Celeste was even there. Luckily, she’d heard from Troy earlier—Nora had been made mute, thanks to Ethan