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Just after Jordyn called Celeste , the car Trevor sent to pick fordyn up showed up .
In the end , Jordyn didn’t manage to see Celeste before she left .
As she reached the private lounge , Jordyn ran straight into Trevor’s arms . “ Dad , Wynn , hi ! ”
Smiling , Trevor softly ruffled her hair . Wynn helped Jordyn set her backpack aside ,
Beck , Miles , and Linda were there in the private lounge as well .
Seeing how much Jordyn missed Trevor and Wynn , Miles duckled and said , “ See ? I told you , Trevor . You should’ve brought Jo along on the trip . Look how upset shes . If you’d stayed away any longer , Jo would probably have been in tears . ”
Miles’s comment made it seem like staying with Celeste had been unfair to Jordyn .
Before Trevor and the others could say anything , Beck smoothly steered the conversation in another direction . Did you do anything fun while you were there , Jo ? ”
Jordyn settled down in her seat . “ I did ! I went to watch a movie with Mom , and we played VR games together . We also dined out . ”
Miles chimed in , “ Was that all ? ”
“ Yeah , ” Jordyn responded nonchalantly . “ Mom was too busy to spend time with me . ”
Miles assumed that when Jordyn mentioned Celeste being busy , she meant caught up in the usual Ember Festival family gatherings .
After all , that was how it had been for him and Beck .
They had been swamped since the end of last year , juggling endless visits with different relatives . Just as they finally settled , work picked up again , and they were tied up nonstop . It wasn’t until today that they finally managed to set aside some time to grab a meal with Trevor and the others – to relax and catch up .
Wynn was reading a book .
Taking a sip of her drink , Jordyn glanced at the cover of the book out of boredom . It looked familiar , catching her attention enough for her to take another look .
Then , Beck asked , “ Are you interested in the book , Jo ? ”
Jordyn shook her head . “ No , I just realized Mom has the same book . ”
Upon hearing what Jordyn had just said , Wynn stilled for a moment as a subtle smile played on her lips .
The beginner and advanced editions of this book had the same cover .
Wynn was reading the advanced edition . She hadn’t even encountered this sort of detailed content during her PhD , let alone in her undergrad .
She had been reading a lot lately , and since Linda visited the Lockets almost every day , she knew the book had both a beginner and advanced version .
At Jordyn’s words , she figured Celeste was definitely reading the beginner’s version .
She almost burst into laughter .
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However , since Trevor and Beck were there , she held it back
Beck , on the other hand , had figured the situation out himself .
He lowered his gaze , smiling and staying quiet .
Just then , Miles suddenly turned to Beck . Raising an eyebrow , he asked teasingly , “ I heard your mom’s been pushing you to go on blind dates , Beck . Found any good matches yet ? ”
And that instantly drew everyone’s attention .
Linda had heard about it too , and , because of that , she was even more worried .
She stared nervously at Beck , waiting for his answer .
Yet , Beck completely ignored her . He gave Miles a look as he answered , “ Can’t you go on a day without gossiping ? ”
Miles smiled playfully . “ I’m just curious . That’s all . ”
Beck remained silent .
It was obvious to them that Beck wasn’t interested in blind dates .
His silence spoke volumes , and everyone understood right away .
Then , Miles blurted out , “ So , how’s it going with the woman Shanice kept mentioning ? If you like her , why not just tell your mom ? Or is her background too different from yours , and you’re worried your mom won’t approve of her ? ”
Beck didn’t take a glance at Trevor . Instantly , he interrupted Miles , “ Honestly , there’s all this food , and you’re still running your mouth ? ”
The more Beck kept quiet about it , the more curious Miles became .
Miles went on , “ I get it ; you’re worried your mom might disapprove , so you didn’t bring her home . But it’s been a while now
at least let us meet her . You can bring her here to see me and Trevor . ”
Without waiting for Beck to respond , Miles turned to Trevor . “ Don’t you agree , Trevor ? ”
Trevor chuckled , glancing at Beck . “ When the time comes , you probably won’t have to urge him at all . Beck will bring her over for us to meet . We should just stay out of it .
Miles was speechless .
Everyone knew that , of course .
He was just curious about the person .
Linda lightly tugged on Wynn’s sleeve . “ Wynn … ”
Miles had told her that Beck had a crush on someone else before , and she refused to believe it back then .
Well , it seemed like that was true , after all .
Wynn smiled , looking relaxed . She didn’t utter a word .
It was true that they had never met the woman Shanice had mentioned before .
However , did Beck actually care about her that much ? Or was the woman merely a decoy ? Perhaps Beck orchestrated this whole thing just to keep his true feelings hidden .
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