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In Jordyn’s world , there was no room for her , Trevor , and Wynn to coexist .
She had asked Celeste to go to her competition without the intention of inviting Wynn , which made it clear that she understood the reality of the situation .
On a day that mattered to her , Jordyn chose her . But Celeste didn’t feel much joy about that .
The competition was scheduled for next weekend .
Normally , Celeste was free on weekends . Besides , when a child participated in a competition , that was considered a big deal in any family . As a parent , it’d only be natural to prioritize the child .
In the past , Celeste would have done just that – put Jordyn first . Everything else would’ve had to take a backseat . But now …
It wasn’t like she didn’t notice the hope in Jordyn’s eyes . Even so , she replied vaguely , “ I’ll see when the time . comes . If nothing urgent comes up , I’ll attend . ”
In the past six months , Jordyn had made so many calls to Celeste and voiced so many wishes that she had already figured out a pattern .
Whenever Celeste used uncertain phrases like “ when the time comes ” or “ if “ , then it almost certainly meant she wasn’t going .
Hearing this , Jordyn’s nose started to sting , and her eyes turned red . She let go of Celeste’s hand , sniffled softly , and just said “ Okay , ” without another word .
Celeste noticed all of it . She wasn’t completely unaffected of course not . But even so , she didn’t plan to change her mind .
She reached out , intending to ruffle Jordyn’s hair before leaving . But the moment her hand moved closer , Jordyn turned her head away with a pout .
Celeste paused , retracted her hand , and didn’t try to comfort her . She simply turned and walked away .
Trevor watched the whole thing happen . He didn’t try to stop Celeste , nor did he say anything to persuade her . Jordyn kept her little face turned away from Celeste , refusing to look at her , but she was still listening .
When she heard the sound of high heels getting farther and farther away , and realized Celeste had really left- without even trying to coax her – she finally couldn’t hold it in anymore .
She turned and threw her arms around Trevor’s leg , wailing in tears .
Her fencing coach was stunned .
Jordyn was a lot more mature and intelligent than most kids her age . She was lively and had her own opinions . Over the past six months , many of the kids at the fencing academy had cried countless times .
But this was the first time he’d ever seen her cry .
That morning , Celeste had agreed to every one of Jordyn’s requests , speaking to her so gently and attentively .
He never expected that , even knowing how hurt and disappointed the child was , Celeste could still walk away without even looking back .
The feeling he got from Celeste was as if she didn’t want her daughter anymore . That kind of heartlessness really shocked him .
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If it were any other man , he would’ve probably already gotten angry and confronted the ex – wife for treating their daughter like this .
But Trevor’s face showed none of that – no blame , no argument , nothing . He just quietly watched Celeste walk away .
Then he bent down , picked up Jordyn , and gently wiped her tears with his fingertips . “ Feeling that upset ? ” Jordyn clung to his neck and cried even harder , sobbing , “ I’m sad and Mom doesn’t care … She just … just left … ” Trevor said softly , “ Mm , I saw . ”
Jordyn let out a louder wail and cried even harder . “ Mom … Does Mom not love me anymore … ? ”
Trevor chuckled , “ Of course not . ”
Jordyn looked at him through her tears . “ R – Really ? ”
Trevor took out a handkerchief and wiped her nose . “ I promise . ”
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That comforted her a bit , but when she remembered that Celeste had left without comforting her at all , she started crying again . “ Then why didn’t Mom try to make me feel better … ? ”
Trevor pinched her soft , chubby cheek and smiled without answering .
Jordyn pointed at him angrily . “ I – I’m this upset and y – you’re still laughing … ”
Trevor took the backpack her coach handed over .
He carried her while holding her bag and started walking out . “ Then how about I take you out for a meal to make it up to you ? ”
“ I don’t want that . I just want Mom . ”
“ That’s out of my control . You saw it yourself – when it comes to your mom , I have
no say . ”
Jordyn couldn’t say anything .
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