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Feeling embarrassed , Celeste’s face flushed immediately . She adjusted the collar that Shanice had tugged ..
Beck’s expression darkened in that instant . After he snapped back to his senses , he turned around and shifted his Baze ,
The nanny , who had been standing aside , was mortified as well .
Luckily , they were the only ones there ; otherwise , it would have been even more awkward .
The nanny quickly helped Celeste adjust her clothes .
Celeste was reserved , and she had never revealed so much of her body to any man other than Trevor .
What made it worse was that the man before her was Trevor’s good friend . That made her especially uncomfortable .
After adjusting her clothes , she uttered in an unnatural tone , “ I have something to do , so I’ll leave first . ”
Only then did Beck turn around and face Celeste . “ I’m sorry
Shanice knew she had done something wrong and thought she had upset Celeste . She looked at Celeste with teary eyes and softly apologized , “ Ms. Rodriguez , I’m sorry … ”
Celeste knew it wasn’t intentional and didn’t want to be too harsh on Shanice . Hence , she could only brush it off . ” It’s okay . I know you didn’t do it on purpose . ”
Then , she smiled and waved at Shanice before entering the elevator .
Beck watched as the elevator door closed . He spoke to Shanice , who was in his arms , “ Shanice , you can’t do that in the future . Understand ? ”
Shanice nodded firmly . “ I understand … ”
Since Celeste had to go to the Fleming Manor for dinner , she left at around 4:00 pm after the group activity . Matthias walked her to the parking lot . “ Drive safe , Celeste , ” he reminded .
“ Got it . ”
As they were talking , a car slowly approached them .
Celeste didn’t notice the car at first . The car’s backseat window gradually rolled down , and Shanice poked her head out of the window . She waved at Celeste . “ Goodbye , Ms. Rodriguez ! ”
She gave Shanice a faint smile . “ Goodbye , Shanice . ”
Celeste paused for a moment when she saw Beck staring at her . Then , she gave him a quick nod as a greeting . Beck , too , nodded at her . He cast a glance at Matthias , who was standing beside Celeste , and shifted his gaze .
Matthias watched as Beck drove away . Rubbing his chin , he remarked , “ Why do I feel like he was scrutinizing me just now ? ”
Celeste shrugged . “ Really ? Why would he do that ? ”
How could Matthias know the reason , though ?
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He just felt like Beck was examining him .
Hesitantly , Matthias said , “ Maybe he thought something was going on between us , so he has to keep an extra eye . on me for Trevor ? ”
Upon hearing that , Celeste’s smile waned a little . She replied nonchalantly , “ Trust me , it has nothing to do with
this . ”
Beck had a great relationship with Wynn as well .
Thus , Beck would rather see Trevor and Wynn together for sure .
He and Miles would probably love for Celeste to have something romantic going on with the others and leave Trevor alone , so why would Beck be worried that Celeste might cheat on Trevor ?
Celeste hopped in the car and drove away .
The night had settled in completely when she arrived at the Fleming Manor .
Martha was the only one there other than the housekeepers
When Martha knew Celeste had arrived , she went to welcome her .
Her smile froze when she realized Celeste was on her own . Where’s Jo ? ”
It was common for Trevor not to return in the same car with Celeste , so Martha didn’t bother asking
But it was unusual for Jordyn not to return with Celeste , as she usually did .
Since her ankle had healed , and after she had a meal with Jordyn at the villa , Jordyn had never contacted her .
Celeste had no idea where Jordyn and Trevor went for this weekend , or who they were together with . She di
didn’t feel the need to ask .
Celeste smiled at Martha and answered , “ They should be here soon .
However , in reality , she was uncertain whether they would make it tonight .
After all , didn’t something similar happen the last time when they went to the hot spring retreat ?
Martha didn’t ask further after hearing what Celeste had said . She believed that Celeste was aware of Trevor and Jordyn’s schedule .
Celeste chatted with Martha for a long time in the manor , When it was almost 7:30 pm , Trevor still hadn’t shown up with Jordyn .
Martha frowned . “ Why are they still not here yet ? ”
She recalled how Trevor didn’t make it to the hot spring retreat last time .
Feeling displeased , Martha said , “ Cel , try giving them a call ”
Celeste could only take out her phone and give Trevor a call
Trevor picked up the call immediately .
As if he had already guessed the purpose of the call , he spoke up before Celeste could . “ We’ll be there in 20
minutes . ”
Just as Celeste was going to speak , she heard Jordyn through the phone .
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“ Goodbye , Wynn . ”
Celeste lowered her gaze .
As expected , they were with Wynn .
Seconds later , Wynn’s voice came through the phone as well . “ Goodbye , Jo . ”
Then , she heard Wynn talking to Trevor in a soft voice . “ I’ll get going now . ”
“ Okay , ” he replied .
Almost immediately , Celeste heard Trevor’s cold voice over the phone . He asked , “ Is there anything else you need ?
She snapped back to her senses instantly . “ No. ”
Celeste was going to hang up right after she finished speaking , but Trevor did it before her .
She let out a sigh .
“ What’s wrong ? Is he not coming back again ? ” Martha asked furiously . “ Trevor , he really is … ”
“ No , ” Celeste reassured Martha with a faint smile . “ They’re just stuck in traffic and will be here in 20 minutes . ” Martha’s expression then softened slightly .
Still , she was distraught . “ Forget about him . Let’s just eat . He can deal with the leftovers . ”
Smiling , Peter reminded , “ Ms. Fleming is still on her way as well … ”
Martha hesitated for a moment and hummed . “ I’ll let him off this time for the sake of Jo ! ”
Celeste grinned but didn’t answer .