Chapter 108

Chapter 108
Celeste lightly covered her nose for a moment before casually letting go and taking a small step back , subtly increasing the distance between them .
Trevor didn’t seem to notice her small movements . He opened the invitation and glanced at it . “ 70th birthday ? ”
“ Mm . ” This time , she didn’t ask if he was free that evening , nor did she plead with him to make time for it . She simply said , “ Please tell your parents . ”
It was unclear whether Trevor noticed that she hadn’t asked him this time .
He glanced at her , then casually set the invitation aside and said , “ Got it . ” With that , he turned and walked into the bathroom .
Celeste looked at his back for a moment , then put away the hairdryer and headed to Jordyn’s room to help her shower .
By the time she finished washing Jordyn’s hair , drying it , and getting her ready for bed , nearly an hour had passed . Jordyn clung to her arm and snuggled into her embrace , asking , “ Mom , can you sleep with me tonight ? ” Given the current state of things between her and Trevor , was that even a question ?
Celeste returned to the master bedroom , gathered her things , and said to Trevor as she was leaving , “ I’m sleeping in Jordyn’s room tonight . ”
Trevor was reading a book . When he heard her , he simply responded with a hum without looking up , asking no further questions , nor making any attempt to stop her .
The next day , after breakfast , Celeste took Jordyn to school as requested , then headed to the company .
Betty’s birthday was approaching , but she had been so busy with work over the past month that she hadn’t even bought a gift .
During lunch , she called Lottie and asked her to go shopping with her that evening to pick out a gift . When Lottie heard it was for Betty , she immediately agreed .
Meanwhile , Celeste still hadn’t delivered the invitation to Teagan .
So , after ending her call with Lottie , she called Teagan .
The call went through , but no one picked up .
Celeste knew that Teagan didn’t like her . In fact , she didn’t like anyone from the Rodriguez family . So , it was entirely possible that she was deliberately ignoring the call
Still , out of respect for Martha , Celeste had to go through the motions .
When the call disconnected , she tried again . This time , it was directly declined . Celeste understood then – Teagan was intentionally avoiding her calls .
She didn’t mind . She was just following protocol .
She sent Teagan a message explaining the reason for her call and asking when she would be available to receive the invitation .
After sending the message , she didn’t bother checking for a reply and continued with her work .
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That evening , after dinner , Celeste and Lottie spent a long time shopping but couldn’t find a gift she was satisfied with .
Suddenly , Lottie suggested , “ There’s a charity auction the night after tomorrow . Maybe we could check there ? ” “ But I don’t have an invitation … ”
Lottie hesitated . “ The invitations were sent out half a month ago . Getting one now won’t be easy . But maybe you could … ”
Her meaning was clear – she was suggesting that Celeste ask Trevor for help .
At around nine , after parting ways with Lottie , Celeste returned to Trevor’s villa .
When she arrived , she found that he was already home – he was busy with work in the study .
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