The Divorce Prescription Chapter 216
The Divorce Prescription
The bodyguards stepped aside, finally Celine and Hailey to approach Nikki.
âNikki, youâve become a big star?â Hailey asked, her gaze fixed on Nikki raised an eyebrow, a smile playing on her lips. âYup. Iâve got a boyfriend, and heâs the one who made me a big star.â
âA boyfriend?
, youâre dating someone? How come we never heard about this boyfriend of yours before?â Hailey exclaimed, eyes wide.
smile grew even sweeter. âMy boyfriend is handsome rich, and spoils me endlessly. He loves me so much.â
As she , Nikki took a step forward and gently took Celineâs hand in hers. âCeline, Iâm doing so well . You must be happy me, right? Youâll give me your blessing, wonât you?â
Celineâs clear eyes lingered on Nikkiâs face for a moment. After a pause, she replied, âNikki, congratulations.â
âCeline, thank you. Iâll get going now. Letâs catch up sometime soon, okay?â
With that, she turned and walked away, her entourage quickly falling into step behind her.
Hailey frowned, her confusion evident. âCeline, who do you think Nikkiâs boyfriend is? There arenât many people in Mercity who could give someone the kind of resources sheâs talking about.â
Mercity wasnât a massive city, but it wasnât exactly small, either.
The circle of wealthy elites was tightâknit, and the number of those with the power and money to propel someone like Nikki to the top was even smaller.
Celineâs gaze lingered on Nikkiâs retreating figure until it disappeared from view. âI donât know either,â she said.
âCeline, I donât think Nikki is really in love. She looks like she found herself a sugar . Someoneâs obviously funding her rise, âHailey said bluntly. âThe question is, this sugar daddy?â
Celineâs gaze lingered in the direction Nikki had disappeared before she took Haileyâs hand. âIt doesnât matter. Nikkiâs already gotten what she wanted. Hailey, Iâm hungry. Letâs go have dinner.â
âAlright,â Hailey replied, letting the matter drop.
Nikki strade down the hotel corridor with her entourage trailing behind her. Diana walked beside her, matching her pace. âNikki, tomorrow at 9:00 am, we need to be at ELLA for a magazine shoot.â
ELLA?
Nikkiâs eyes sparkled as a thought struck her. âIsnât Robin Smith the deputy editor âYes, she is.â
Diana nodded briskly, â
A knowing smile spread across Nikkiâs face. She remembered Robin all too well; she was Celineâs best friend.
âAlright. Weâll be there on time,â Nikki replied, her voice deliberate.
This was going to be interesting.
The next day, Celine had just finished her class when Halley rushed over.
âCeline, have you heard? Nikki went to ELLA today to shoot a historicalâthemed magazine spread for her upcoming movie Whispering Splendor, but something happened.
âWhile she was suspended on the wire rig, the harness snapped, and she fell! She got hurt and had to be rushed to the hospital.â Celine froze midâstep, her mind racing. She heard anything about it.
She didnât typically follow celebrity news, but apparently, the entertainment headlines were already ablazeâ Nikki had been injured on set during a wire stunt gone wrong-
âHow is Nikki?â
asked.
âSheâs hurt, but it doesnât seem too serious.â
Celineâs brow furrowed deeply as something clicked in her mind. âHailey, where did you say Nikki went for the shoot?â
âELLA,â Hailey repeated.
Celineâs stomach dropped, and a sinking feeling washed over her. She quickly took out her phone and dialed Robinâs number.
The phone rang several times, but there was no answer. Growing more uneasy by the second, Celine immediately called Robinâs assistant instead The call connected instantly, and the assistantâs trembling, tearful voice came through. âMs. Smith⦠something terrible happened. Sheâs been taken! Sheâs at the police station!â