While Celeste and Nadine were happily catching up in their
private room, on the other side, Trevor had just sat down in his
own room when his phone rang.
He stepped outside to answer it. @
Meanwhile, Wynn pulled out the journal she had brought along.
“Jo, I''m going to read for a bit. Can you y on your own for
"Okay." Jordyn, after all, had lived in Andostan for two years, and
hernguage was quite good.
Noticing the title and cover of the journal in Wynn''s hands, she
remarked, "Oh! Dad has this one too.”
Wynn knew Trevor kept a close watch on thetest
developments in the field of Al. In fact, when she asked him
about it just a few days ago, he had already said he was reading
So, when she heard Jordyn''sment, she simply nodded. "
Mm, I know."
That reminded Jordyn of something. She couldn''t help but add, "
The day Mom came home, Dad was worried she''d be bored, so
he went upstairs to get her some books. 1
"That night, after she finished reading, Dad even talked to her
about the journal''s content. They chatted for quite a while.” 4
Wynn also knew about Celeste''s visit to the Fleming manor a
few days back. But she didn''t know that Trevor had fetched
books for Celeste, nor that he''d actively discussed the journal
with her. 4
Her fingers stilled on the page.
After a moment of silence, she asked, "So... It was your father
who took the initiative to bring those books to your mother?"
"Yeah."
Wynn pressed her lips together. She tried to tell herself that
maybe Jordyn was just imagining it—that Trevor''s real purpose
was knowing she herself was studying that journal. 2
Since Celeste waspetent in that area, perhaps he had
sought out her perspective to help Wynn gain more insight. 7
Thinking this way, she smiled faintly and asked, "Jo, how do you
know your dad gave your mom those books because he was
worried she''d be bored?"
"Because it was raining hard that day. Mom couldn''t go back to
Granny''s, so she just sat on the carpet with me.
“Dad came over and asked if Mom wanted to y chess, but
she didn''t. Then he told her to go upstairs and read, but Mom
didn''t want to move, so Dad went up and brought her a few
books himself.”
At that, Wynn''sshes trembled. Her grip on the journal
tightened. "Your father said and did all of that on his own?" 2
"Mmhm." Jordyn paused, then suddenly realized, "Oh, right,
before, it was always Mom who started conversations with Dad.
But now it''s the other way around—Dad''s the one starting
conversations with Mom. I didn''t notice until you said so." 3
Wynn knew better than anyone how cold and indifferent Trevor
used to be toward Celeste.
But now, hearing this, recalling how Trevor''s attitude had shifted
after Celeste''s achievements in Al, and remembering what
happened recently in Jorburgh—her expression finally betrayed
She quickly masked it before Jordyn noticed.
After a long silence, she drew in a deep breath and asked, "
Those couple of days at home... Did your dad often talk to your
mom like that?"
Jordyn nodded. "Yeah. And when Mom was working, Dad even
went over and sat beside her to watch." 3
Wynn''s smile brokepletely. Her voice was barely audible. *
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