Chapter 449 She excitedly ran downstairs with her phone in hand . When Jordyn learned that Trevor had rushed back from being abroad just to surprise her , she finally brightened up . Th Tw  Tu Celeste watched her , paused for a moment , and then followed her down and notified the security guard to let Trevor''s car in . When Trevor''s car pulled into the Rodriguez courtyard , Jordyn ran out and threw herself excitedly into his arms as he stepped out of the car .


    Today was her birthday , but Trevor hadn''t called once , and Celeste had been out working all day . She''d felt like neither of them cared about her and had been upset and down the entire day . Now , seeing that Trevor had rushed back just to spend her birthday with her , her eyes turned red in an instant . The bottled- up sadness surged back as she felt the weight of his concern . When Jordyn pounced into his arms , Trevor reached out to rub her head . As h crying .


    crouched to hug her , he realized she was His hand froze for a moment , a flicker of surprise in his eyes . But he quickly understood . It wasn''t just because he didn''t call her all day . But Celeste must have done something that made her feel neglected and hurt , too . That was why seeing him now triggered such an emotional release . He looked up at Celeste , who stood a short distance away without approaching . Their eyes met briefly , but Celeste said nothing .


    Seeing Jordyn cry , she knew the girl felt neglected and hurt . But even so , she just stood there watching , saying nothing . Seeing that Celeste didn''t speak or respond to their daughter''s crying , Trevor didn''tment . Instead , he turned his attention back to Jordyn , gently wiping away her tears and saying , " It was wrong of me not to call and not to get back earlier . I messed up . " Jordyn''s feelings weren''t entirely because of him .


    But now that someone wasforting her , she finally let it all out . The more Trevor spoke , the more wronged she felt and the harder she cried . Trevor didn''t try to stop her from crying . He just held her in his arms and patted her back gently in silentfort . After crying for a while , her emotions gradually settled . Her sobs quieted and finally stopped . Only then did Trevor let her go and hand her the gift he had prepared .


    Seeing the present , Jordyn cheered up and wiped her tears , saying , " Thank you , Dad . " While father and daughter chatted where they stood , Celeste remained in ce , still noting closer . After a while , Trevor asked Jordyn , " There''s about an hour left before midnight . Is there anything else you''d like to do ? " Jordyn tilted her head , thought for a moment , then shook her head . " Nope .


    " Trevor nced toward Celeste and asked , " Then , would you like toe home with me , or stay here with Mom tonight ? " Jordyn paused and then turned to look at Celeste . Celeste said nothing , quietly waiting for her to decide . 1/2 Chapter 449  Jordyn knew Celeste didn''t prioritize her like she used to . But whenever she made a request , Celeste still tried her best to fulfill it . That meant , deep down , Celeste still cared about her .


    With that in mind , she walked over to Celeste , took her hand , and said to Trevor , " I want to stay here with Mom . " 2 Trevor didn''t object and looked to Celeste . It was still Jordyn''s birthday , and what she just said counted as her real birthday wish . Since she wanted to stay at the Rodriguez residence tonight with her , there was no way Celeste could say no . So , she reached out and gently held the girl''s hand . " Alright .


    " Then she added , " It''s gettingte - we should all rest now . Jordyn , say goodnight to Dad . " Jordyn said , " Goodnight , Dad . " But right after , she seemed reluctant to part and blurted out , " Dad , you have toe pick me up tomorrow morning . " Trevor smiled and agreed , " Okay . " Then he turned to Celeste and said , " Thank you for tonight . " Celeste replied tly , " It''s my responsibility . " 3 With that , she said no more , just turned and led Jordyn back into the house .


    Trevor watched them walk away and entered the house before getting into his car and leaving . 11


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