Tears welled up in Celeste’s eyes<b>, </b>and her mind momentarily went nk. But she quickly snapped <b>back </b>to reality and hurriedly <b>said</b>, “Thank you. Then <b>what- </b>
Before she could finish asking <b>what </b>the conditions <b>were</b>, Trevor moved his cigarette away and reached out <b>to </b><b>wipe </b>away a tear that had slipped down her cheek. “Get some rest”
Celeste froze, watching his retreating figure, momentarily forgetting how to react. When she gathered her thoughts, she was unsure <b>what </b>to do next.
When Trevor told her to rest early, did that mean he expected her to stay the night?
Though she had moved out, they hadn’t officially divorced, Staying over for one night wouldn’t be a big deal.
As for sleeping in the master bedroom… <b>she’d </b>better not.
Calming herself, she picked up her belongings, along with a change of clothes and some toiletries, and went to Jordyn’s room instead.
That night, she stayed in Jordyn’s room<b>. </b>
The next morning, Celeste woke up before seven.
Shortly after, Jordyn also woke up. She clung to Celeste’s neck, acting spoiled. “Mom, can you take me to school today?”
Celeste agreed to her <b>request</b>.
After freshening up, they went downstairs for breakfast.
A little whileter, Trevor entered the dining room and sat across from them.
Jordyn greeted him cheerfully, “Good morning, Dad!”
“Morning,” Trevor responded, ncing briefly at Celeste but saying nothing. After sitting down, he silently started eating his breakfast.
Celeste also remained quiet. Even though Trevor had agreed to help her, that didn’t mean anything had changed between them.
Their rtionship remained the same as always–distant.
After breakfast, Celeste dropped Jordyn off at school and headed to work.
Since attending the tech expo, she and Matthias had developed <b>many </b>new ideas. However, they had been too busy with the InnovaTech partnership to explore them in detail,
Now that they finally had the time, they began solidifying their ns and pushing things forward.
As a result, the workload was <b>heavy </b><b>today</b>.
Celeste had nned to order takeout and workte into the night. But her phone rang around 6:00 pm while she was still buried in <b>work </b>too busy to ce a dinner order.
It was Trevor
She nced at the screen, then excused herself from the meeting room to take the call. “Hello?”
“Grandma’s here,” Trevor said. “Come home early.”
Celeste was taken aback. Before she could respond, Trevor had already hung up.
After regaining herposure, she returned to the meeting room and informed Matthias, “Something’se up -I need to leave early. Send me a summary of the meeting’s progress and any issues that arise. I’ll review themter.”
That way, she wouldn’t hold back the team’s progress.
Matthias nudged her. “Got it. <b>Now </b>go.”
Half an hourter, Celeste drove back to the vi.
Trevor’s usual car was already parked outside. He was home.
She stepped inside and, sure enough, saw Trevor sitting on the couch with Martha and Jordyn, chatting
He was the first to notice her arrival, but he didn’t say anything.
Martha, however, stood up with a smile. “Cel, you’re back?”
“Yes,” Celeste replied.
Martha patted her hand warmly. “You must be hungry. Dinner is almost ready. Let’s eat first.” “Alright”
This time, without needing Martha’s prompting, <b>Trevor </b>sat down next to Celeste.
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Martha kept cing food on Celeste’s te as they ate, sighing “You’ve lost weight <b>again</b>. You really don’t know how to take care of yourself.”