Chapter 189
Celeste was about to wash up after helping Jordyn with her bath and drying her hair.
Since her toiletries weren’t in Jordyn’s room, she went to the master bedroom.
The master bedroom was all dim and silent. Trevor wasn’t there.
She switched on the light and immediately froze, for a second thinking she might have stepped into the wrong
room.
Having spent seven years in this room, she was intimately familiar with every part of it.
Yet, everything in sight felt so foreign to her.
Everything about the room was different. Well, almost–at least the floor remained unchanged.
The floor was the only thing left untouched. The chandelier curtains, bed, nightstand, small round table by the window, couch, coffee table, rug–everything had changed. Even the water dispensers and mugs were new.
On top of those, the vanity desk she had always used was nowhere to be seen, along with all her bottles and jars.
She could tell that every reminder of her had been deliberately removed.
Then again, it made sense. Their divorce was nearly a done deal, after all.
When Wynn got injured saving Trevor, he immediately rushed back and had Celeste sign a new divorce agreement. That alone made it obvious–he was eager to end their marriage and give Wynn a proper title.
Their divorce wasn’t even finalized yet, and he was already so desperate to remove all traces of her?
Celeste took a step backward. Just as she was about to turn off the lights and leave, Hannah called out to her from behind.
She turned around and saw Hannah standing there with a tray. There was a cup of warm milk on the tray. “Oh, hi, Hannah.”
Hannah smiled. “Mrs. Fleming Senior left this milk here when she visited before. She told me to make something with it for you when I get the chance.”
“Thank you,” Celeste replied.
“You’re very welcome.”
After a brief pause, she added, “Mr. Fleming asked me to pack up all your belongings at the beginning of the month Mrs. Fleming. I’ve moved them to the third floor. If you need anything, I can bring it down for you, or…”
It was early this month when she and Trevor signed the divorce papers.
Celeste responded, “It’s okay, I’ll go get them myself later.
“Alright.”
Hannah then asked, “Do I take this cup of warm milk to Jo’s room?”
This was a silent confirmation that she could no longer enter the master bedroom.
Celeste took the tray and uttered, “I’ll take care of it.”
Hannah nodded.
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Then, Celeste switched off the lights in the master bedroom and went back to Jordyn’s room with the tray in her hand.
As soon as she finished the cup of warm milk, she went to the third floor.
Her belongings were neatly arranged in a corner room on the third floor.
The room was clean and tidy as well.
She could tell that Hannah had been maintaining the room for her.
She took a fresh set of clothes and toiletries and went back to Jordyn’s room for a bath.
After the bath and a short reading session with Jordyn, she got ready for bed.
Before bed, Jordyn asked, “I’m going to say goodnight to Dad. Do you want to come, Mom?”
Celeste shook her head. “No. You can go ahead.”
“Okay.”
Three minutes later, Jordyn came back. “Mom, Dad says goodnight too.”
Celeste put away the book as she murmured a reply.
Yawning, Jordyn snuggled into Celeste’s embrace. “We can sleep now, Mom. Goodnight!”
“Goodnight.”
With that, she turned off the lights.
The next morning…
Celeste woke up just as dawn was breaking.
Jordyn, however, was still fast asleep.
Celeste washed up and went to the kitchen.
