Chapter 208
Valerie Will
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After Patrick left, Celeste explained everything that had happened to her. They broke into her house in the middle of the night to threaten her.
When she proved stubborn, they decided to take her away, but she managed to escape and ran barefoot until she got into an open mall.
She stayed there for a while and later found her way to a hotel. Celeste seemed so terrified as she talked about her experience.
“So what are you going to do about it?” I asked, biting my lip.
Celeste shrugged. “I’ll go to the police…..I don’t know. They want me to drop the case but I’m not doing that. Never. Charles deserves justice.”
I didn’t miss the determination in her eyes.
I was even too scared to tell her that I wasn’t testifying anymore. Or even about the fact that
