Chapter 116
Chapter 116
“ What the hell ! ” Lottie was even more furious , itching to tear Wynn apart on the spot .
“ She’s just the daughter of a mistress – and a mistress herself ! What the hell is she so smug about ? Miss Popular ? Pfft ! She’s nothing but trash ! ”
Celeste poured her another glass of water and asked , “ Miss Popular ? ”
“ Wynn is just like what that friend of Jorge , Xavier , said earlier – those brainless second – generation rich kids are all bewitched by her for some reason .
“ Now , everyone calls her ‘ Miss Popular , ‘ like she’s some kind of goddess that everyone loves ! ”
Lottie kept grumbling , “ Fine , let those idiots fawn over her but even Trevor and Jorge ? ”
She got a little too heated , then suddenly realized that Celeste might feel hurt hearing that . She immediately shut her mouth . “ No , Cel , I didn’t mean- ”
Celeste shook her head . “ I’m fine . ”
Ever since she was a child , Harvey , Lennox , and even her paternal grandmother , Erin , had sided with Wynn . Then , two years ago , Trevor fell for her at first sight , and even Jordyn wanted her as a mother .
She had never spoken to anyone about how she really felt about all of it . She had never even truly cried over it .
If she were going to break down , any one of those things would have been enough to make her cry her eyes out . But after all these years , she had gotten through it just fine .
Compared to those things , what did Jorge and his friends even matter ? Listening to their conversation earlier , she didn’t feel a thing .
Lottie paused , then said nothing more . Instead , she reached out and hugged her . “ Cel … ”
Celeste smiled . “ It’s getting late . Let’s go home . ”
“ Okay ! And about your grandma’s birthday gift — I’ll go shopping with you another day . There’s no way we won’t find something perfect ! ”
Celeste smiled . “ Alright . ”
She held Lottie’s hand , and the two of them left together .
As they walked out of the building and headed to the parking lot , they ran into Trevor and Wynn , who were also leaving
Trevor and Wynn glanced over , but Celeste acted as if she hadn’t seen them and got into the car first .
Lottie huffed at them and pulled open the passenger door .
The car quickly drove away .
Wynn looked at Trevor .
Trevor simply said , “ Let’s go . ”
Wynn smiled sweetly . “ Okay . ”
As she spoke , she glanced in the direction Celeste had left , and her smile grew even deeper .
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After dropping Lottie off at home , Celeste was just about to leave when she received a call from Jordyn .
“ Mom , when are you coming back ? ”
Celeste started the car and replied , “ Not tonight . Go to bed early . I’ll visit you when I have time . ”
“ Oh … Okay . ”
Hearing Jordyn’s tone , Celeste could tell she was just bored .
Lately , she had been sticking to Wynn all the time .
But tonight , since Wynn and Trevor were at the auction , she had no one to accompany her . So , now that she was lonely , she suddenly remembered Celeste .
Celeste said , “ Goodnight . ”
“ Mmm , goodnight , Mom . ”
For the next two days , Celeste was extremely busy with work . She had planned to go shopping for her grandma’s birthday gift but never found the time .
After working non – stop , on the third day at noon , Matthias treated their team to a big lunch as a reward .
After eating , Celeste went to the restroom . On her way back to the private dining room , she suddenly stopped in her tracks .
Not far away , Wynn and seven to eight others were leaving another private room . They quickly entered an elevator and didn’t notice her .
“ Was that … ? ” Matthias had unknowingly walked up beside her and also spotted Wynn along with Harvey , Lennox , and the others .
Besides them , there was also a beautiful woman and an elderly lady .
The beautiful woman and Harvey were acting close , making it clear that she was Harvey’s current wife .
As for the elderly woman , Wynn was supporting her arm .
Celeste withdrew her gaze and simply said , “ The Locket family . ”
Matthias understood immediately . He looked at her and hesitated . “ That elderly lady … Is she- ”
That was Erin .
“ She has nothing to do with me anymore . ”
Matthías gave her a hug . “ Shall we head back ? ”
“ Sure . ”
She had changed her last name long ago and cut ties with the Locket family . They really had nothing to do with her anymore . And she didn’t care about them either .
But she did care about something else .
A while back , Wynn’s uncle’s family – the Shaw family — had been buying property na–
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planning to settle in Baumond .
She had suspected the Locket family would follow suit . However , she just hadn’t been paying attention to their movements .
But seeing almost all of them in the city , it seemed like they were already making the move .
That afternoon , Celeste finished work early .
She and Lottie grabbed dinner , then went shopping together . But after an hour of browsing , they still found nothing .
While Lottie was trying on clothes , Celeste’s phone rang again .
It was Jordyn . “ Mom , when are you coming back ? ”
Celeste asked flatly , “ What’s wrong ? ”
“ Dad’s on a business trip , and I’m so bored ! ”
Usually , when Trevor was away , it didn’t stop Jordyn from going to Wynn . But tomorrow was the weekend , and instead of going to Wynn , she was calling her.
Most likely , Wynn was too busy to entertain her .
After all , Erin and the others were in town now . With Trevor away , Wynn definitely had no time for Jordyn .
“ Play by yourself for now . I’ll come back tomorrow . ”
“ Okay ! ” Jordyn perked up immediately . “ Promise you’ll be back tomorrow morning , okay ? ”
“ Okay . ”
That night , she still hadn’t found a satisfactory gift .
Her grandma’s birthday was approaching fast , and Celeste considered settling for something decent . But in the end , she couldn’t bring herself to compromise .
The next morning , Celeste returned to Trevor’s villa .
While Jordyn was eating , Celeste remembered something she needed to take and went upstairs to the master bedroom .
The moment she walked in , she noticed two exquisitely crafted brocade boxes sitting on her vanity table .
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