Chapter 279
Having worked non–stop for over a day and night, Celeste
ted down everything that needed to be documented
and sent it to Matthias. Finally, she made her way downstairs for breakfast.
After going through the materials she had sent, Matthias was so excited his hands trembled. “This is exactly it, Cel! It’s perfect!”
Rubbing her aching temples, Celeste replied, “I’m going to sleep for a bit. Let’s talk later.”
“Sure thing.”
Celeste slept until late aftemoon.
When she woke up, she found Jordyn playing with a puzzle in her room.
As soon as Jordyn saw Celeste, the former stood up. “Mom, you’re awake!”
Celeste nodded in reply.
“Are you thirsty, Mom? Should I get you a glass of water?”
Celeste paused for a second. “Yes, please.”
After pouring Celeste a glass of water, Jordyn went back to her own game.
Celeste watched as she played the puzzle, and she realized how much she had neglected her in the past few days due to her work.
But
today was the last day of the holidays.
Tomorrow, she would be back at work at YodaVision, and she’d have less time to spend with her.
With that in mind, she called, “Jo.”
Jordyn turned around to look at her. “What is it, Mom?”
“When will your dad be back?”
“He said not so soon, though.”
Jordyn asked, “Did you need him for something?”
Celeste shook her head. “No, nothing. You go ahead.”
“Okay.”
Finishing her glass of water, Celeste sent a text to Trevor.
“When will you be back? I’m going to work tomorrow, and have no time to look after Jordyn. Come take her back.
About half an hour later, she received a reply from Trevor.
“I’ll be back in two days.”
Then, Celeste left the conversation there.
After dinner, Jordyn went to take a stroll with Betty.
Celeste, on the other hand, received a call from Matthias right after she went upstairs.
Chapter 270
Since they were discussing and organizing some ideas, Celeste had the phone on speaker when talking to Matthias
Jordyn came back after the stroll. She heard Celeste talking to someone, and the voice on the other end of the phone was completely unfamiliar to her. Feeling a little upet, she blurted out, “Who are you talking to, Mom?**
“A friend of mine.”
“Oh…”
Matthias heard Jordyn’s voice, but he stayed silent.
He also didn’t bring up that he had seen her when she was young, or that he had even held her before.
Their call went on until past 10:00 pm, and it wasn’t until then that they ended the call.
On the next day, Celeste went back to work.
Ever since YodaVision began developing the two projects she’d created last year, there had been a shortage of staff.
They had intended to hire more people at the end of last year.
However, Celeste and Matthias had been too busy to do so.
With the need for expansion growing more urgent, Celeste took charge of the arrangements on her first day back at work after the holidays.
Trevor had mentioned that he would be back after two days.
But four days had passed, and he was still overseas.
On the fifth day, Celeste received a call from Jordyn when she was still at the office. “Mom, Dad is back! He has sent someone over to pick me up.”
“Got it,” Celeste responded. “Make sure you don’t leave anything behind.”
“Okay!”
Seconds later, Jordyn asked again, “Can you come back and see me off, Mom?”
Celeste still had a pile of work to do.
She was going to reject her at first.
Yet she recalled how she hadn’t spent much time with Jordyn because of her busy schedule.
Moreover, Jordyn would probably forget about her for a while after this. So, she agreed, “Okay, I’ll go back now.”
Jordyn cheered, “Yes!”
strip as
Matthias had returned from his well.
Celeste, worn out from work lately, had his full support if she wanted to leave early and take some time to rest.
It was just that…
Matthias scoffed. “Trevor dropped everything to go on a honeymoon with that woman and even delayed coming back for a few days. He didn’t feel guilty at all. But you, as a mother without custody, feel guilty just for not being able to spend time with your child? Honestly, I think Trevor is just taking advantage of how soft–hearted you throwing the kid on you and running off to have fun.”
