Chapter <b>232 </b>


    Jordyn leaned over as well. Seeing Trevor, she said, “Oh! It’s Dad! Mom, let Dad in!”


    Celeste lowered her eyes. “Mm.”


    The rest of the Rodriguez family overheard their conversation. They were a bit surprised to learn that Trevor <b>was </bing over, but since Jordyn was there, they didn’t ask Celeste why he was here.


    A momentter<b>, </b>Trevor arrived


    Celeste went out to meet him and asked, “Are you here to pick my grandmother up to visit the hospital?”


    “Yes.<b>” </b>


    Celeste nodded. “Wait a moment.”


    Trevor replied, “Alright.” He remained seated in his car.


    About ten minutester, Betty finally came out of the house.


    Seeing this, Trevor got out and opened the car door for her


    Jordyn was also getting ready to <b>leave </b>for school <b>and </b>said to Trevor, “Bye, Dad!”


    “Goodbye.”


    After exchanging nods with Celeste and the rest of the Rodriguez family, he got into his car and drove away.


    Celeste also got into her car and took Jordyn to school.


    At 11:30 am, while Celeste was busy at work, Betty called and said, “The surgery was a sess.”


    Celeste finally felt relieved. She had just put down her phone when a call from Trevor came through. But she didn’t answer.


    Shortly after, a message arrived from him. “We’re going out for lunchter. Want to join?”


    Celeste didn’t reply. She was sure Trevor would understand exactly what her silence meant.


    Sure enough, after that, he didn’t send another message.


    But just around noon, Lottie called. “Cell I just saw your husband–no, future ex–husband–helping your grandmother up the stairs outside a restaurant!”


    Before Celeste could respond<b>, </b>she continued, “Wait, don’t tell me you two <b>have </b>already reconciled behind my back?


    “No.”


    While flipping through a book, Celeste briefly exined that Martha had fallen and been hospitalized. Then she added, “We visited Grandma, and he’s just being grateful.”


    That was why he <b>had </b>personallye to pick up Betty this morning.


    Lottie sounded disappointed. “So, it’s just that?”


    “Yeah.”


    ay their k


    kindness.


    In fact, the more considerate and polite Trevor acted, the more it showed that he wanted to repay and keep things clear between them.


    Ultimately, his actions were just another way of drawing a boundary. Only someone not thinking clearly would mistake it for an attempt at reconciliation.


    That evening, Celeste workedte. By the time she arrived at the hospital, it was already past <b>7:00 </b>pm.


    <b>Just </b>as she stepped out of her car, she spotted Wynn leaning against the side of another vehicle.


    Wynn saw her too. She pursed her lips and looked Celeste up and down coldly but said nothing.


    Celeste shut her car door without sparing her another nce and carried the flowers inside.


    The VIP floor was quiet.


    As soon as she pushed open the hospital room door, she saw Trevor, Beck, and Miles sitting inside. Thinking back to Wynn waiting downstairs, she immediately understood they had likelye together.


    As for whether Wynn had already been inside to see Martha, she had no way of knowing.


    Noticing her <b>arrival</b>, Miles smirked.


    Beck, however, stood up from his chair.


    Meanwhile, Trevor walked toward her and said, “You’re here.”


    Ignoring him<b>, </b>Celeste withdrew her gaze. Only after making eye contact with Martha did she finally smile and say, “Grandma ”