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However , Gideon didn’t bother talking to Trevor .
Celeste , too , remained silent .
No one paid him any mind , yet Trevor wasn’t bothered by at all . He noticed that Celeste’s tea was almost finished ; he picked up the teapot and refilled both hers and Gideon’s cups .
Whether it was tea time or lunch , Celeste mostly chatted with Gideon and Jordyn .
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It wasn’t clear if it was because Trevor sensed she didn’t want to talk to him or if Trevor simply didn’t feel like talking to her .
When they were getting ready to leave the Yuvenhart manor in the afternoon , Celeste realized that she and Trevor hadn’t spoken a word to each other even after being in the same room for nearly four hours .
Gideon noticed it as well .
But Trevor didn’t seem interested in addressing it , and Celeste had let go of him .
Gideon hadn’t invited them here today to play the matchmaker . Since the two had nothing left to talk about , he figured there was really no reason for him to say anything either .
Jordyn looked up at Celeste and asked , “ Are you going back home today , Mom ? ”
She went on , “ It’s been a long time since you’ve been home ”
Upon hearing that , Gideon let out a soft sigh .
Trevor , on the other hand , remained silent .
Celeste caressed Jordyn’s face gently . “ I have something else to take care of , Jo . I won’t be going back home . ”
“ Oh … ” Jordyn mumbled , feeling disappointed . “ Are you heading back to Granny’s , or are you going on another business trip , Mom ? I tried calling you before , and when the call couldn’t get through , I went to Granny’s place , but you weren’t there , either . She said you were away on a business trip . ”
Celeste hadn’t realized Jordyn had gone to the Rodriguez residence last week .
She was indeed planning to head there later to have a meal with Betty and the others .
When she thought about how Jordyn couldn’t reach her and ended up going to the Rodriguez residence just because she missed her , Celeste hesitated .
“ I’m heading to Granny’s later . Do you want to join me ? ” she asked .
“Yes ! ”
Celeste’s words finally put a smile back on Jordyn’s face – she had thought her mother was about to rush off to work again .
Celeste looked over at Trevor , who picked up on her cue and asked Jordyn , “ So , you’re staying at your granny’s tonight too ? ”
“ Yup ! ”
“ Alright , ” Trevor said with a smile . “ I’ll have someone pick you up from school tomorrow . ”
“ I don’t want to ! ” Jordyn responded quickly . “ I want to go back to Granny’s after school tomorrow too . ”
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Trevor chuckled , glanced at Celeste , and remarked , “ Well , that’s something you have to ask your mom about — I don’t get to decide that . ”
Jordyn hugged Celeste’s leg and looked up at her . “ Are you going to leave Granny’s again tomorrow ? ”
“ Yeah . ”
“ Okay then … ”
After sorting things out , they chatted with Gideon for a bit longer , then went their separate ways .
The next day , after sending Jordyn to school , Celeste went to work .
As she stepped into the elevator , she once again found herself riding up with Trevor and his assistant , Jacob . The three of them stood in silence , keeping up the pretense of being complete strangers .
Around 11:00 am , Trevor left the building . After he was gone , Matthias came by to catch up with Celeste , having heard she was back .
As they wrapped up their discussion , Celeste thought of the morning elevator run – in and asked , “ Is the deal with Fleming Group still not finalized ? ”
“ It is , ” Matthias replied . “ But there were a few complications in the division of responsibilities . He came by to negotiate a couple of terms . ”
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