Chapter 107

Chapter 107
Although Ivan had lowered his voice and avoided Betty when handing over the invitation , Celeste understood everything perfectly .
She replied , “ I know . ”
Betty and Martha were close friends . By right , Martha would attend Betty’s birthday celebration .
However , since Martha was older than Betty , according to their customs , elderly guests older than the birthday celebrant would not attend .
For the past few years , Betty’s birthdays had not been grand affairs . It was just a simple family dinner .
And in all those years , Trevor had never once attended Betty’s birthday . He excused himself by saying he was busy from the beginning .
But Celeste knew that even if he had free time – enough to go out and have fun with friends – he still wouldn’t show up .
Even so , every year as Betty’s birthday approached , she would always hold onto a bit of hope and ask him in advance if he was available , if he could accompany her back to the Rodriguez residence to celebrate .
But every time , she was met with disappointment . This year , she didn’t want to ask Trevor anymore . However , this year was different – it was Betty’s 70th birthday , and Ivan had invited many business partners . Besides the fact that she and Trevor weren’t officially divorced yet , even if they were , given the deep friendship between the two old ladies , the Fleming family still had to be invited .
Whether they chose to attend or not was up to them .
Tonight , Celeste had originally planned to return to her own place . But thinking about this , she turned the steering wheel and headed back to Trevor’s villa instead .
When she arrived , she realized that neither Trevor nor Jordyn had returned yet . And since Martha had some matters to attend to , she had gone back to the Fleming Manor a few days ago .
Celeste set down her bag and went into the bathroom .
Half an hour later , just as she stepped out of the bathroom , she heard the sound of a car pulling up outside . Unless she was mistaken , Trevor and Jordyn had returned .
She remained unfazed and simply sat down to dry her hair .
Upon hearing that Celeste was home , Jordyn was the first to run upstairs . She rushed straight into the master bedroom and jumped into Celeste’s arms . “ Mom , we’re back ! ”
She carried the scent of Wynn’s perfume .
Celeste remained expressionless and responded with a simple hum . She turned off the hairdryer and gently stroked Jordyn’s little face . “ Have you taken a shower ? ”
Jordyn shook her head . “ Not yet . ”
“ It’s already past ten . Go take a shower now you have school tomorrow . ”
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Just as Celeste finished speaking , Trevor walked into the bedroom . Their eyes met .
Celeste only glanced at him briefly before coldly looking away .
At that moment , Jordyn tried to pull her up from the chair . “ Mom , help me shower ! ”
Celeste replied , “ Alright . Let me dry my hair first . ”
“ Okay ! ” Jordyn happily ran off to her room to prepare her pajamas .
Trevor sat down on the other side of the room and asked , “ When did you get back ? ”
“ Not long ago , ” Celeste answered without looking at him , still focused on drying her hair .
Trevor didn’t press further . He stood up and headed into the walk – in closet , preparing to take a shower .
Just then , Celeste remembered something important .
She turned off the hairdryer and , before he entered the bathroom , pulled out one of the invitations from her båg and handed it to him .
“ My grandma’s birthday is coming up . This is an invitation for the Fleming family . ”
As she approached him , she also noticed that the scent of Wynn’s perfume lingered strongly on him .
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