---- Chapter 552 Hector was stunned. "T-That expensive?" Even Betty and Adeline were taken aback. Betty turned to Celeste. "Cel,e take a look." Celeste had heard everything they said. When she first took the box, she could already tell from the weight and texture that Trevor''s gift wouldn''t be cheap, but she hadn''t expected this. Just as her aunt said, the red diamond Trevor gave her was far more brilliant and pure than the one she had auctioned off before. And that estimated two billion was likely a very conservative figure.
From the look on Celeste''s face, everyone could tell she didn''t expect Trevor to give her something so extravagant either. Hector frowned. "So, what now? Return it?" After all, she and Trevor were about to get divorced. A gift like this- "Keep it." Betty closed the brocade box and said firmly, "Just think of it as something for Jo. When she grows up, pass it to her. If you ---- refuse it now, it''ll only end up benefiting someone else." 2 That "someone else'', of course, referred to Wynn. Celeste nodded. She agreedpletely with Betty. Though shocked by the gift''s value, she remained calm.
She neither knew nor cared why Trevor would give her something so costly. After finishing her pancakes, she went upstairs and ced the box casually on her cab- didn''t spare it another nce-then tuned and left for work. Matthias, naturally, also remembered her birthday. The moment Celeste arrived at the office, she received his flowers and a gift. After making a wish and blowing out the candles, she cut the cake and shared it with everyone. Matthias took the first slice from her hand, looking deeply satisfied.
Amid theughter and chatter, he lowered his voice and asked, " Trevor didn''t contact you today... to finalize the divorce, did he?" He''d been quietly worried for days but never dared bring it up. ---- Now, seeing that Celeste came to the office early in the morning, clearly not meeting Trevor, he finally rxed. "No." Her tone was calm. She didn''t mention the gift at all When everyone had finished the cake and started cleaning up, the receptionist came in holding a bouquet. "The delivery''s for you, Ms. Rodriguez." It was a bouquet of red roses.
Celeste epted it and nced at the little card tucked inside: Cel, happy birthday, from Caleb." 4 Kieran happened to walk over just as she received the flowers, and naturally saw the card. His smile faded alittle. 2 After the small celebration ended, the staff slowly returned to their desks. Even so, they couldn''t help but notice that within the next ten minutes, Celeste received three more bouquets. One was from Lottie. Another from Kieran, also roses. Since Celeste wasn''t officially divorced yet, Kieran didn''t want to cause unnecessary gossip by handing them over himself.<fnfd92> Chapters first released on f?ndnovel</fnfd92>
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