Chapter 102

Chapter 102
Chapter 102
Tonight’s bonfire party featured stew , grilled chicken, and barbecued meat .
The chicken stew was already simmering , and the grilled chicken was prepared . A long table beside the bonfire was filled with an array of top – tier , fresh ingredients , all prepped and ready to cook .
The bonfire was already burning .
Miles and the others had taken their seats around it .
When Beck and Wynn returned , Wynn naturally sat down beside Trevor .
Miles couldn’t resist and had already started eating the marinated grilled chicken .
Seeing that everyone had arrived , he was about to officially start eating but suddenly thought of Celeste .
He turned to Jordyn and said , “ Jo , go upstairs and invite your mom . Tell her there’s delicious food here and ask her to come down and eat with us . ”
Even though he figured Celeste would refuse , just like at lunch , it was still necessary to go through the motions .
Wynn understood his intention as well . After all , they had done their part . Whether Celeste came down or not was up to her .
Thinking this , she also said to Jordyn , “ Jo , go ahead . ”
Jordyn frowned , reluctant to go . Because deep down , she really didn’t want her mom to come down and join them . But with so many people urging her , she couldn’t refuse .
Just as she was about to put down her drink , Trevor spoke , “ I’ll go . ”
At his words , the surroundings fell silent .
Trevor stood up and left after speaking .
Miles snapped back to reality and laughed . “ Uhm , yeah , having Trevor invite her would be more sincere . ”
Always sending a child to fetch Celeste was indeed a bit too perfunctory .
Wynn thought the same .
Trevor was just trying to appease Martha . The fact that he went upstairs to invite Celeste didn’t mean anything .
After all , he had never had any feelings for Celeste before . There was no way he would have them now .
But Jordyn pursed her lips tightly , looking a little worried . She was afraid that if her dad went to call her mom , her mom might actually come downstairs .
After all , her mom always listened to her dad . She could never bear to refuse him .
Meanwhile , upstairs , Celeste returned to her room , placed food order over the phone , and then opened her Japtop .
She had only been focused on work for a short while when she heard the door open .
She froze for a moment, then turned her head and saw Trevor entering with a room card in hand .
Thinking he was just back to grab something , she merely glanced at him before looking away , about to refocus on
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her screen .
But then , she heard him say , “ There’s a bonfire party downstairs . It’s quite lively . Come down and sit for a while ? ”
She paused . Like Miles and the others , she assumed that Trevor coming up to invite her was just for Martha’s sake .
It didn’t mean anything . And even if it did , she no longer cared .
So , she said , “ I have work to do , so I won’t be going down . ” Then , turning her head slightly to look at him , she added , “ Don’t worry , If Grandma asks , I’ll back you up . ”
Trevor chuckled at her words , his deep , abyss – like eyes fixed on her .
Noticing his gaze , Celeste’s fingers tensed slightly on the keyboard .
Even though she had known him for years and they had been married for a long time , she often felt that she never truly understood him .
She never really knew what was going on in his mind .
In the past , she might have wanted to figure out the emotions hidden in his eyes and heart . But now …
Celeste pressed her lips together and remained firm in her decision . “ Thank you for coming up to ask me , but I don’t want to go down . ”