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Celeste drove off after the meal with Beck and Shanice . On the way home , she received a call from Lottie .
“ Cel , where are you ? I’m exhausted ! Hurry up and come pick me up for dinner . ”
Celeste didn’t mention that she had already eaten . “ Where are you ? “ ”
“ Yorkshire Garden , ” Lottie said . “ It’s that classical courtyard – style residential complex developed a few years ago . I’ve been here all morning with my aunt , looking at houses . I’m dead tired . ”
“ Okay . ”
After hanging up , Celeste adjusted her GPS and headed toward Yorkshire Garden .
About ten minutes later , Lottie called again . “ Damn ! Guess who I just
ran into ? ”
Celeste paused . Lately , there was only one person who could make Lottie curse
right off the bat .
“ Trevor and Wynn with her whole family ! He’s here showing the Locket family around ! ”
Staring straight ahead , Celeste’s expression remained unchanged as she let out a neutral hum .
Most of the time , when Trevor and Wynn went out , they would bring Jordyn along . So , the reason he had left Jordyn home alone today was because he was busy showing the Locket family houses .
It made sense . The Shaw family had already settled into their new home . If the Locket family planned to stay in Baumond , they would need to buy property as well .
Upon arriving at Yorkshire Garden , Celeste parked her car and sent Lottie her location .
Lottie texted back that she would be out in a bit .
Celeste asked where she was . She said she wanted to stop by the sales office to use the restroom . So , Lottie sent
her the location .
Just as Celeste was about to step out of the car , she spotted Erin , Harvey , and Lilian walking toward the parking
lot .
They were all smiling brightly , clearly in a great mood .
Celeste got out of the car , but the three of them entered the parking lot from the other side and didn’t notice her .
A few minutes later , as Celeste reached the entrance of the sales office , she ran into Trevor and Wynn . They were walking out surrounded by seven to eight senior executives from the sales team .
Trevor glanced sideways at her while Wynn , holding onto his arm , also gave her a cold look .
Celeste withdrew her gaze indifferently . She walked past them and headed straight toward Lottie .
Seeing her , Lottie gritted her teeth and whispered , “ The houses here start at 300 million . I just heard from the staff that the villa Trevor bought for the Locket family is the highest – end model – over 600 million ! ”
Celeste responded with a simple hum .
Observing her expression , Lottie continued , “ And , I also heard that the reason they came here to buy a house is because Wynn’s mom likes the style … ”
Celeste’s steps paused slightly , almost imperceptibly . No wonder Lilian had been smiling , so happily earlier .
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Suppressing her emotions , Celeste said calmly , “ I’m going to the restroom . ”
“ Okay . ”
Inside the restroom , Celeste clenched her hand into a fist . She no longer felt anything when people talked about how much Trevor adored Wynn .
But hearing that he was trying to please Lilian still-
Just then , voices from outside the restroom caught her attention .
“ That Mr. Fleming really has good taste . His girlfriend is gorgeous . ”
“ Right ? And her mother , too – elegant and classy . The best part ? Her husband and in – laws let her do whatever she wants . Everything revolves around her preferences . She’s so spoiled !
“ Ugh , looking at her and then at my own husband and in – laws just makes me mad . ”
“ Exactly ! And Mr. Fleming treats his girlfriend so well . They’re not even married yet , and he just spent over 600 million to buy her family a villa . Seriously , some women just win at life . ”