---- Chapter 554 That afternoon, when Celeste got home, Jordyn had just returned from school. The moment Celeste stepped through the door, she heard her daughter talking on the phone. Seeing her, Jordyn''s face lit up. " Mom!" she called out happily. Then, whatever the person on the other end said made Jordyn''s eyes brighten even more. She ran over with the phone in hand. " Mom, Dad wants to talk to you." Celeste was stunned for a moment. Then, she took the phone, pressed it to her ear, and said, "Hello." "Happy birthday." Celeste didn''t answer immediately.
There was a brief silence before she finally replied, "Thank you." By right, this was the moment she should''ve mentioned the gift he''d sent that morning, maybe said something polite in return. But holding the phone, she said nothing. Not a word. Trevor didn''t bring it up either. It was as if that extravagantly expensive gift hadn''te from him at all. "I''ve got a lot going on over here," he said calmly. "! probably ---- won''t be back for a while." 2 Celeste understood immediately what he meant. She pressed her lips together, silent.
When she didn''t respond, Trevor asked, "Are you mad?" ? She didn''t answer that either-her voice stayed t as she said, " Anything else?" "No." The moment the words left his mouth, she hung up-clean, decisive. But just before the line went dead, she thought she''d heard himugh. 5 Her hand froze around the phone. Her brow furrowed slightly. Trevor had already told Jordyn he wouldn''t be back anytime soon. So, for the next few days, the little girl naturally stayed at the Rodriguez residence. In the next few days, he called home almost every day.<fn4237> Latest content published on find?novel</fn4237>
Celeste never spoke to him again, but she still knew plenty about what he was up to-not because she wanted to, but because his name was everywhere in the news. Almost every headline was about histest investments. From that alone, she gathered that he''d gone abroad a few days ago ---- and wouldn''t be returning anytime soon. She knew his whereabouts, but only because he was too visible, too public. Not because she was keeping track. 2 The Lockets and the Shaws only knew that Trevor was busy with work. But as for what exactly he was working on-they had no clue.
It wasn''t until they saw the reports that they realized the massive projects he was involved in. The news coverage was everywhere, and everyone in their circle talked about how Trevor''s investments were shaping up to be the next major wave of the business world. 2 When the figures shed across the screen-those staggering sums-Wynn''s uncle, Luther, couldn''t help but say, "Trevor knows about so many good investment opportunities, and he doesn''t even give us a heads-up." & If he''d just pulled them in on one deal, even if they only caught a small piece of the profit...
That small piece alone would''ve been enough to fill their bowls to the brim. He didn''t say it outright, but everyone there understood what he meant. To be fair, the others were thinking the same thing. ---- Harvey looked tempted too, but he spoke honestly, "Those projects he''s in-normal folks can''t just jump in. If something goes wrong, Trevor''s the one who has to answer for it. * "Besides, these aren''t small ventures. The capital requirement alone already shuts most people out." They simply didn''t have that kind of money. Luther snorted.
"If Trevor really wanted to help, there''d always be away." 7 Wynn stayed quiet. But she knew her uncle wasn''t wrong. 4 If Trevor truly wanted to give her family a boost, he absolutely could. 1 If this had been a month or two ago, she would''ve been certain- certain that he''d have gone out of his way to help her. 3 But now- 7<style>
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