Celeste instinctively reached out, steadying Jordyn to keep her from falling


    But the moment Jordyn crashed into her arms, Wynn’s perfume drifted into her <b>nose </b>once again.


    Celeste took the girl’s backpack and set it aside on the couch. Just as Jordyn was about to run toward the bed, Celeste gently pulled her back. “Did you shower?”


    “I did.”


    <b>And </b>yet, Wynn’s scent still lingered on her. That could only mean one thing–Wynn had either been living with Trevor, or the two of them had just dropped her off together.


    <b>They </b>just hadn’t bothered toe inside.


    “You’re all sweaty,


    change into something clean,” Celeste said tly.


    Jordyn recalled that after her shower, she had been running around and probably worked up a little sweat.


    <b>Hence</b>, she nodded obediently and went into the bathroom to change.


    Celeste, on the other hand, continued to organize her research materials.


    As soon as Jordyn finished changing, <b>she </b>came out of the bathroom. Then, she took out a <b>bunny</b>–shaped light wand from her backpack. “Mom, look! It’s a light wand.”


    Celeste nced at it, then paused for a quick moment. “This…”


    “Dad bought it for me! Isn’t it cute?”


    Celeste nodded.


    Jordyn then ran over, turned off the lights in Celeste’s room and switched on the light wand. With excitement written all over her face, she asked, “Isn’t it prettier when the lights are off?”


    “Yeah, it is.”


    She added, “Do you like it a lot?”


    “Yes, I love it!” With that, Jordyn took out another light wand from her backpack. “Dad bought me two, and this one’s for you! Mom, will you take a stroll with me downstairs with the light wand?”


    “I already took a shower, Jo. Let’s wait until tomorrow. <b>And </b>you’ve changed your clothes too; we don’t want to get them dirty.“”


    Jordyn’s <b>enthusiasm </b>seemed to fade a bit, her excitement cooling off. “Oh…”


    She remembered it had been over a month since she’dst seen Celeste.


    Noticing that <b>Celeste </b><b>didn’t </b>seem particrly interested in the light wand, Jordyn stopped showing it to her and put it <b>away</b>. Then, she ran over to hug her. “Mom..”


    Celeste put away her book. “What’s wrong?”


    Jordyn didn’t say anything. She kicked off her shoes and snuggled into <b>her </b>embrace.


    “I missed you so much, Mom.”


    With <b>that</b>, she wrapped her arms around Celeste’s neck, nting a few kisses on her cheek


    +25 <b>BONUS </b>


    “Mom, you smell so nice,” she said gleefully.


    Celeste tightened her arms around Jordyn. Secondster, she caressed her face quietly.


    She could tell that Jordyn’s face changed slightly, showing hint of maturity.


    It seemed she was beginning to look more like Trevor.


    Celeste lowered her gaze and saw that Jordyn wasn’t wearing any socks. She gently ced her on the bed and covered her feet with the nket. “How long are you staying here this time?”


    Jordyn shook her head. “I don’t know. Dad didn’t say anything about it. He just asked me to wait for him here,” she answered.


    Celeste nodded slightly, saying nothing.


    Just then, Jordyn remembered something. <b>She </b>hopped off the bed to rummage through her backpack. “Mom, I bought a souvenir for you when I went abroad.”


    She found the crystal ball she had bought for Celeste and eagerly handed it to her.


    After getting close to Wynn, it had been a long while since Jordyn prepared any gifts for Celeste.


    Celeste took the gift withposure. “Thank you. I like it a lot.”