Chapter 235

Since her dad was back now, Celestia Brooks made extra sure to return to the Carrington house right on time. Thankfully, there wasn’t anything urgent going on at work, so it wasn’t hard for her to wrap things up early. As soon as she pushed open the door, a loud clatter came from the kitchen. There was Jareth Carrington, standing at the counter, looking seriously out of place. He was wearing comfy loungewear with an apron tied over it, one hand gripping a kitchen knife, and his sharp brows were all furrowed tight like he was deep in some kind of crisis. Celestia’s gaze drifted down, and when she saw the fish on the cutting board—staring at Jareth with those weirdly alive eyes and still twitching a little—she couldn’t help it. A chuckle almost slipped out, her lips curling into a small grin that showed off her white teeth. The guy who usually walked around like nothing in the world could bother him? Totally stumped by a freaking fish. The scene was just too funny. But of course, there w