Celeste''s steps faltered slightly.


    Seeing her suddenly stop, Jordyn looked up. "Mom?"


    It was just apanying Jordyn out for some fun. Since Trevor didn''t think there was any issue, there was naturally no reason for her to object.


    Celeste didn''t say anything more.


    She had driven there herself. After stepping outside, just as she was about to get into her own car, she heard Trevor say, "Shall I drive?"


    Before Celeste could respond, Trevor had already walked over to her car and pulled open the driver''s door.


    Celeste paused.


    But seeing that Jordyn had already happily climbed into the car, she didn''t say anything further.


    Jordyn wanted to go shopping, so they headed to a shopping mall.


    Recently, because of Jordyn, the three of them had gone out together far more often than before.


    However, most of the time, they had gone to private locations. Only asionally would they eat out together at restaurants with more people around.


    Coming together to such a crowded, lively shopping mall today was the first time in the past two years.


    Wasn''t Trevor afraid of running into someone they knew in such a crowded ce? With that thought in mind, after getting out of the car, Celeste nced at Trevor.


    He didn''t look at her.


    Jordyn was in a particrly good mood and tugged Trevor forward. "Dad, I want that building block set I told you about before, you—"


    Before she could finish speaking, she turned back and called out to Celeste, who was two steps behind. "Mom, what''s wrong?"


    Celeste didn''t speak. Trevor also turned around.


    Jordyn let go of Trevor''s hand, ran back, and took hold of Celeste''s hand. "Mom, let''s go look at the building blocks first, and then we can go to wherever you want to shop, okay?"


    Celeste withdrew her gaze, held her hand, and said, "I don''t need to buy anything. Just tell me where you want to go."


    "Okay."


    Once inside the store, Jordyn let go of Celeste''s hand and ran off on her own.


    Celeste''s eyes followed Jordyn. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Trevor looking at her, but she didn''t turn her head.


    Trevor didn''t take the initiative to speak to her either. He simply walked toward Jordyn together with her.


    They apanied Jordyn to quite a few stores that caught her interest. She was cheerful the entire time.


    When Jordyn went to the restroom, they waited outside. Celeste took out her phone to reply to a message when she suddenly.heard Trevor ask is there really nothing you want to buy?"


    Celeste didn''t know why he suddenly started talking to her, but she didn''t look up. While replying to her. message, she simply said, "No."


    Trevor didn''t pursue the topic and instead asked, "Are you going to Fleming Group again tomorrow for a meeting?"


    Celeste didn''t respond, acting as if she hadn''t heard him.


    Seeing this, Trevor didn''t say anything else. Noticing that she was focused on her phone, he remained silent.


    After Jordyn came out of the restroom, they walked around with her for a bit longer. By then, it was already dark outside.


    Jordyn was tired, so they went into a restaurant for dinner.


    As soon as they entered, they quickly drew the attention of the people around them.


    Naturally, this included Lilian and Patricia, who were seated inside a partitioned private booth.


    They had alsoe out shopping.


    But none of them expected to see Trevor, Celeste, and Jordyn together here.


    After all, this shopping mall was


    bustling with people. If they ran into


    someone familiar and Jordyn


    casually called out Mom,


    rtionship between Trevor and


    Celeste would be exposed


    immediately.


    Because of this, Trevor had always been especially cautious in the past, even when indulging Jordyn by taking her out to y or eat.


    Yet now, they were actually appearing in a shopping mall with so little privacy.