Chapter 269
Chapter 269
When Queenie and the others arrived and didn’t see Celeste , they assumed she had gone to the airport with Trevor to pick Jordyn up .
Now that Trevor and Jordyn had returned home , but Celeste was still nowhere to be seen , they found it odd ,
However , since they didn’t really care about Celeste , they couldn’t be bothered to ask .
Trevor simply said , “ She’s busy .”
Tucker didn’t question it and continued playing with Jordyn .
Martha , however , understood what was going on but chose to remain silent .
After dinner , Jordyn played by herself for a while , but soon got bored and decided to call Celeste .
Even though it was the holidays , Celeste had no intention of letting herself be idle .
When Jordyn’s call came in , Celeste was in the middle of reviewing some documents sent by Zachary .
Seeing the caller ID and realizing it had been nearly a month since they last saw each other , she casually picked up the phone .
“ Hello ? ”
Celeste hadn’t answered her calls for so long that Jordyn had almost lost hope .
Hearing her mom pick up out of the blue , she was overjoyed “ Mom ! ”
Celeste’s attention remained on her computer as she responded indifferently , “ Mm . ”
Jordyn didn’t notice her detached tone and excitedly said , “ Mom , I’m back from being abroad ! ”
Celeste didn’t even know she left the country . So , hearing this , she simply responded with a brief hum as acknowledgement .
From the moment Celeste answered the call , Jordyn had been on cloud nine . She jumped around on the bed excitedly .
“ Mom , when will you be done with work ? Are you coming home tonight ? I want you to hold me while I sleep , and I have so many fun things to tell you !
“ Also , I really want to eat your breakfast tomorrow morning . When are you coming back ? ”
Celeste didn’t tell her that she wouldn’t be going back to the Fleming Manor anymore . Instead , she said , “ I’m really busy right now . Next month , I’ll take you out to play . ”
It had been a long time since Celeste had taken her out . The thought of going on an outing together made jordyn very happy .
“ Next month ? ” Even though next month was only a few days away , it still felt like a long wait for Jordyn .
She didn’t complain , though . Instead , she asked , “ When exactly next month ? ”
Even through the phone , Celeste could feel Jordyn’s eagerness to talk to her and see her .
Her grip on the mouse tightened slightly before she finally said , “ We’ll see when the time comes . I’ll let you knew once I decide , okay ? ”
“ Okay . ”
Celeste asked , “ Have you taken a bath yet ? ”
“ Not yet . But soon .
“ Then go take your bath . I still have work to do . I’ll hang up now . ”
“ We just started talking , and you’re already hanging up ? ” Jordyn was reluctant to end the call .
She glanced at the call duration and protested , “ Mom , It’s only been two minutes ! Can’t we talk a little longer ? ”
Celeste replied , “ Next time , when I have time , if you want to talk , we can talk longer .
Hearing this , Jordyn finally gave in , albeit unwillingly . “ Okay . But Mom , you have to keep your promise . ”
Celeste said , “ I will . ”
Only then did Jordyn whisper , “ Bye , Mom . ”
“ Bye . ” As soon as she finished speaking , Celeste ended the call .
Jordyn suddenly remembered that she hadn’t told Celeste about the gift she had bought for her . She was just about to mention it when she realized the call had already ended .
Her heart sank with disappointment .
Setting her phone down , she climbed out of bed and went to find Trevor in his study .
Trevor was in the middle of a video conference .
When he saw her walk in , he adjusted the camera angle and muted his microphone before asking , “ What’s wrong ? Couldn’t get through ?”
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