Chapter 445
Chapter 445
On Monday , Celeste went to work as usual .
With the high volume of work , she contimed rumming between Vetra and YodaVision .
On Tuesday evening , while getting off work and standing in the elevator , Celeste glanced at the date on her phone and lowered her gaze .
Having worked all day , Matthias was exhausted too .
He suddenly had a hunch and asked , “ Tomorrow should be the last day of the cooling – off period , right ? ”
Celeste put her phone back into her bag and replied , “ Yes , ”
After all these years between her and Trevor , they were finally about to end things for good .
Matthias wasn’t sure if he should feel happy for her or sad .
Though he had nothing but resentment toward Trevor , thinking of how Celeste had loved him for so many years , only to end up like this , he couldn’t help but feel a little sympathy for her .
Still , no matter how hard something was , there would be a day when it ended .
Once the divorce was finalized , Celeste would finally be able to truly start over .
Thinking this , he patted her shoulder comfortingly but didn’t say much .
The next morning , after her run and breakfast , Celeste returned to the office and was just about to start work when her phone rang .
It was a call from Trevor .
They had agreed earlier that on the first day after the cooling – off period ended , they would officially register the divorce .
So , it was only natural that Trevor would call .
She answered , “ Hello . ”
Before he could say anything , she said , “ I’ll be there on time at nine in the morning tomorrow-
Trevor interrupted her , “ I’m currently overseas on a business trip .
Celeste paused . Before she could say anything , he added , “ I probably won’t be able to make it back for a few more days . We might need to delay registering the divorce . ” 2
Celeste furrowed her brows and stayed silent .
Sensing her displeasure , Trevor apologized , “ I’m sorry . This was my fault . ”
Celeste took a deep breath . After a brief pause , she finally said , “ Got it . ”
Without waiting for him to speak again , she ended the call .
She rubbed her forehead , trying to steady her emotions , but her phone rang again almost immediately .
This time , it wasn’t from Trevor . It was Caleb .
Celeste frowned deeper .
She’d likely be visiting the military base often in the future . Even if they weren’t constantly bumping into each other , they’d still run into each other now and then .
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Though she had a good impression of Caleb , she truly didn’t have that kind of interest in him .
Answering his call now would give him hope . But not answering it ride .
After hesitating a while , she finally picked up . “ Hello . ”
On the other end , Caleb’s voice was warm and pleasant . “ Are you basy ? ”
“ Kind of . ”
Perhaps sensing the frustration in her tone , he chuckled lightly . “ haven’t started my vacation yet . Just had a moment today , so
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I thought I’d give you a call . Even if my call bothers you , I regret to inform you — I don’t plan to stop . ”
Celeste was dumbfounded .
Before she could say anything , Caleb asked , “ How have you been lately ? Still busy with work ? ”
“ Yeah , very busy . ”
“ And the divorce ? ” he asked , clearly concerned about her well – being but also curious about her marital status .
“ I know this might be a little forward , but I’still want to ask – you two … were supposed to finalize it tomorrow , right ? ”
Caleb didn’t know many details about her marriage . But he had the vague impression that it was the husband who wanted the divorce and that Celeste had just gone along with it .
Because of that , he had assumed there was no real obstacle to the divorce going through .
So before she could answer , he continued , “ I’ll be busy for a few more days . Once I’m free- ”
Celeste cut him off and said bluntly , “ That was the plan , but it’s been postponed . ”
Caleb’s smile froze . After two seconds , he asked , “ Can I ask why ? Was it your decision , or his ”
“ He went abroad on a business trip . He won’t be back in time tomorrow . ”
“ So , once he’s back , you’ll go finalize it right away ? ”
“ … Yes . ”
That was good .
Caleb thought to himself that hopefully , by the time he had vacation , they would have already officially divorced .
Though he didn’t say that out loud .
At that moment , Celeste said , “ Mr. Jennings , I actually picked up your call because I wanted to- ”
But he interrupted her . “ I know . You’re going to tell me that answering my call doesn’t mean you’re interested , and that you only answered out of politeness and maybe to gently turn me down again . I know . ”
“ You- ”
“ I know , ” Caleb said with a light laugh . He found her honesty rather endearing . “ But my stance won’t change . ”
Then he added , “ I don’t have much time now . Once I’m done with everything , I’ll come find you for a meal . See you soon . ‘
Without waiting for a reply , he hung up .
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