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Celeste lightly covered her nose for a moment before casually letting go and taking a small step back, subtly increasing the distance between them.
Trevor didn’t seem to notice her small movements. He opened the invitation and glanced at it. “70th birthday?”
“Mm.” This time, she didn’t ask if he was free that evening, nor did she plead with him to make time for it. She simply said, “Please tell your parents.”
It was unclear whether Trevor noticed that she hadn’t asked him this time.
He glanced at her, then casually set the invitation aside and said, “Got it.” With that, he turned and walked into the bathroom.
Celeste looked at his back for a moment, then put away the hairdryer and headed to Jordyn’s room to help her shower.
By the time she finished washing Jordyn’s hair, drying it, and getting her ready for bed, nearly an hour had passed. Jordyn clung to her arm and snuggled into her embrace, asking, “Mom, can you sleep with me tonight?” Given the current state of things between her and Trevor, was that even a question?
Celeste returned to the master bedroom, gathered her things, and said to Trevor as she was leaving, “I’m sleeping in Jordyn’s room tonight.”
Trevor was reading a book. When he heard her, he simply responded with a hum without looking up, asking no further questions, nor making any attempt to stop her.
The next day, after breakfast, Celeste took Jordyn to school as requested, then headed to the company.
Betty’s birthday was approaching, but she had been so busy with work over the past month that she hadn’t even bought a gift.
During lunch, she called Lottie and asked her to go shopping with her that evening to pick out a gift. When Lottie heard it was for Betty, she immediately agreed.
Meanwhile, Celeste still hadn’t delivered the invitation to Teagan.
So, after ending her call with Lottie, she called Teagan.
The call went through, but no one picked up.
Celeste knew that Teagan didn’t like her. In fact, she didn’t like anyone from the Rodriguez family. So, it was entirely possible that she was deliberately ignoring the call
Still, out of respect for Martha, Celeste had to go through the motions.
When the call disconnected, she tried again. This time, it was directly declined. Celeste understood then–Teagan was intentionally avoiding her calls.
She didn’t mind. She was just following protocol.
She sent Teagan a message explaining the reason for her call and asking when she would be available to receive the invitation.
After sending the message, she didn’t bother checking for a reply and continued with her work.
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That evening, after dinner, Celeste and Lottie spent a long time shopping but couldn’t find a gift she was satisfied with.
Suddenly, Lottie suggested, “There’s a charity auction the night after tomorrow. Maybe we could check there?” “But I don’t have an invitation…”
Lottie hesitated. “The invitations were sent out half a month ago. Getting one now won’t be easy. But maybe you could…”
Her meaning was clear–she was suggesting that Celeste ask Trevor for help.
At around nine, after parting ways with Lottie, Celeste returned to Trevor’s villa.
When she arrived, she found that he was already home–he was busy with work in the study.
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