Chapter 241
Celeste had just driven away from the hospital when Betty suddenly recalled something. “Trevor made it to the hospital, but what about Jo? Where did she go?”
Before Celeste could speak, Betty’s expression darkened right away.
Celeste could tell from her expression that she was unhappy about Trevor leaving Jordyn behind while he and Wynn came to the hospital to see Martha.
“Don’t worry. He’ll take good care of her,” Celeste said.
However, Betty wasn’t convinced. “If he keeps this up, Cel, take him to court. No matter what, you have to get custody of Jo!”
Celeste paused for a brief moment before she spoke flatly. “Okay.”
Betty remained displeased.
She got out of the car as soon as they arrived at the Rodriguez residence.
Just then, Celeste’s phone rang.
It was a call from Jordyn, but she didn’t pick it up.
Maybe it was because she hadn’t spent much time with Jordyn these past few months and had been missing her calls, but over the last two days, she could clearly sense that Jordyn was more attached to her–just like back when it was the two of them.
Her phone rang again.
After a quick glance, she still chose not to answer it. She simply turned it off and went inside to join her family for dinner.
But just as she had sat down, the family’s landline phone rang.
Celeste instantly knew who was on the other end.
“I’ll answer it.”
She stood up before everyone else could and went to the living room.
As she had guessed, it was Jordyn on the other end.
The moment she spoke, Jordyn’s cheerful voice rang out. “Mom!”
Celeste hummed a soft reply and asked, “Have you eaten yet?”
“No.” Jordyn sounded a little down. “Are you at Granny’s house, Mom? I want to go too. Will you have dinner with me later?”
Betty glanced over at Celeste as she asked, “Is it Jo?”
Sighing inwardly, Celeste answered, “Yeah.”
“Does Jo want to see you?” Betty put down her utensils and walked over. “If she wants to come, call Trevor and have someone send her over. We’ll save some food for her.
“Alright.“.
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Then, she turned to the phone. “Alright, you can come over now.”
“Okay!”
Just before ending the call, Celeste added, “Make sure you tell your dad before you come.”
“Alright.”
They all wanted to wait for Jordyn to arrive before they continued eating, but Celeste asked them to go on.
Around an hour later, Jordyn arrived.
She ran to Celeste the moment she stepped through the door. “Mom! I’m back!”
Celeste adjusted Jordyn’s outfit and said lightly, “I’ll heat the dishes for you.”
“Okay!”
Jordyn put away her backpack and tablet, following Celeste into the kitchen.
Ivan and his wife had sent Jamie to school while Betty remained at home.
Seeing Jordyn stick to Celeste like a shadow, Betty smiled warmly and let them enjoy their time together without interrupting.
Celeste asked Jordyn to wait outside.
Jordyn sat patiently at the dining table, waiting for Celeste to serve the warmed–up food.
She was usually a picky eater–leftovers never tasted as good as a fresh meal. But today, she didn’t complain and enjoyed every bite.
She chatted with Celeste between bites. “Mom, I went out with Mr. Harper and Shanice today.”
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