Chapter 270

Chapter 270
Jordyn shook her head and said , “ She picked up . ”
Trevor held her in his arms , gently rubbing her temple with his thumb as he gazed at her eyebrows and eyes that resembled his own . “ She picked up , but you’re still not happy? ”
Jordyn furrowed her little brows . “ I’m happy , but … ”
She hadn’t spoken to her mom in so long . Now that she had finally called , she was indeed happy , but ….
Trevor asked , “ But what ? ”
Jordyn mumbled , “ But I also feel a little unhappy . ”
“ That sounds pretty deep , ” Trevor propped his chin up and chuckled . “ You probably just miss your mom since you haven’t seen her in so long . Once she’s done with work she’ll spend more time with you . ”
Jordyn nodded , but she still pouted . “ But Mom is so busy . She said she won’t have time for me until next month
“ Then we’ll wait together until next month , okay ? ”
“ Okay . ”
Jordyn was getting sleepy . After chatting for a bit longer , she yawned , climbed down from his arms , and went back
to her room to rest .
It was the day before the Ember Festival .
The morning was almost over , but Queenie and Tucker still hadn’t seen any sign of Celeste .
On New Year’s Day , Lincoln had returned home to visit Martha , but Celeste hadn’t come back at all . Queenie had assumed that something major had happened with the Rodriguez family .
Yesterday , when Martha was discharged from the hospital , Celeste was absent as well . Trevor had simply said she was busy .
Given Celeste’s affection for her son , Queenie had never thought she would be willing to go through with a divorce , so she hadn’t given it much thought .
But today was different .
Celeste didn’t have the same kind of career as Trevor . No matter how busy she was or how serious things were at the Rodriguez family , she should have at least found time to come back for a short visit .
So , at around 11:00 am , when Trevor came downstairs , Queenie couldn’t hold back her curiosity any longer and asked , “ Have you and Celeste already divorced ? ”
Tucker was also there . He hadn’t thought much about Celeste’s absence over the past two days . But upon hearing Queenie’s question , he was completely stunned .
Trevor took a sip of tea and replied calmly , “ Not yet , but it’s underway . ”
Tucker’s eyes widened . So , were they really getting divorced ?
He had always known that Trevor didn’t love Celeste , but after all these years , he had assumed they would just continue like this indefinitely .
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He never thought they would actually go through with it .
Queenie looked at Trevor
If there was no love in the marriage , then divorce was probably for the best .
But Wynn ….
She was about to say something when Trevor , seemingly pressing what was on her mind , stood up and said , “ I have a meeting . ”
With that , he left .
Queenie frowned . “ You- ”
Meanwhile , at the Rodriguez residence , after a long day , by the time they finished dinner , the sky had already turned completely dark .
Celeste , Hector and Jamie were getting ready to set off fireworks when Beck suddenly video – called her .
Celeste paused .
Beck would never video – call her without a
reason
So , she answered the call , and sure enough , Shanice’s little face immediately appeared on the screen .
“ Ms. Celeste ! ”
“ Mm . ” Celeste smiled . “ Shanice , Happy Ember’s Day . ”
“ Happy Ember’s Day . ”
Shanice seemed to be in a garden . She handed the phone to Beck and lifted a small rabbit light wand glowing with a warm orange light . “ Look , Ms. Celeste ! My little light wand is so pretty ! I love it ! Thank you ! ”
“ As long as you like it , that’s all that matters . ”
Shanice beamed . “ Ms. Celeste , Uncle Beck and I are going to set off fireworks later . Do you want to come over ? ”
Celeste assumed she was referring to going to the Harper family’s place . So , she replied , “ I can’t today , sweetie . I have other things to do . Maybe next time , okay ? ”
“ Oh , okay . ”
Shanice chatted with Celeste for a little while longer , but soon , something else caught her attention , and she ran off .
Beck took the phone back and said , “ Happy Ember’s Day . ”
Celeste replied , “ Happy Ember’s Day . ”
Without Shanice in the conversation , the video call suddenly felt a bit awkward to Celeste .
Beck asked , “ Do you have any plans later ? Fireworks ? Going out for the countdown ? ”
Celeste shook her head . “ Probably . ”
Hector and Jamie wanted to go out , so she would likely tagalong .
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She assumed Beck was just making small talk and didn’t think much of it . She still felt like there wasn’t much to say between them .
So , she said , “ I have things to do , let’s leave it here ? ”
Beck nodded . “ Okay . ”
Celeste gave him a slight nod , glanced at him on the screen one last time , and then ended the call .
Setting her phone down , she stepped out of the small garden to join Hector and Jarnie in setting off fireworks .
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