Chapter 48

Chapter 48
“ No. Mom , come home and then go with me ! The hot spring retreat is so far away , and it’ll be so boring to go alone , ” Jordyn said .
Celeste hesitated for a moment . Perhaps , she could go with Jordyn . “ … Alright . ”
YodaVision was currently developing a new app , and after dinner , Matthias called her to discuss some technical issues .
While Trevor and Jordyn were chatting in the living room , Celeste stepped outside to take the call . The conversation lasted half an hour .
Jordyn looked up at her and couldn’t help but say , “ Mom , you’ve been getting so many phone calls lately . You talk for so long every night . You weren’t like this before … ”
Hearing this , Trevor lifted his gaze toward her .
Peter also realized that .
After all , Celeste had never been someone who made frequent phone calls , let alone ones that lasted this long .
Could it be that she was having an affair ? No … that couldn’t be , right ?
Considering how deeply she felt for Trevor , that didn’t seem likely .
“ It’s just about work , ” Celeste said briefly . “ I’m going upstairs to take care of something . ”
“ Okay … ”
Celeste turned on her computer and began working on the files that Matthias had sent over .
Jordyn then returned to her room . Seeing that Celeste was busy , she didn’t disturb her and kept herself entertained . After taking a bath , she peeked in again .
Over the past few years , Celeste had never completely abandoned her field of expertise .
Whenever she had free time , she would design a few programs on her own . If Jordyn happened to be around , she would even teach her some basic concepts .
But back then , Jordyn was only around three years old , and she would often fall asleep while listening .
Now , as she watched from the side , Celeste didn’t stop her and simply continued working .
Jordyn couldn’t understand much , but she suddenly realized – wasn’t this similar to the kind of work Wynn did ?
She watched for a while before heading to bed .
Celeste didn’t shut down her computer until she was done . Looking at the time , she realized it was already past 2 :
00 am .
She had stayed in Jordyn’s room all night and hadn’t returned to the master bedroom . However , Trevor hadn’t reacted at all . Maybe he didn’t mind .
Maybe … Keeping her distance from him was exactly what he wanted .
The next morning , Celeste didn’t get up to make breakfast .
It was only when Jordyn woke up and saw her still sleeping beside her that she realized her mother had stayed with her the whole night .
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Not wanting to wake her up , Jordyn got up quietly and left the room .
Seeing Trevor , she yawned . “ Morning , Dad . ”
Trevor hummed a response .
“ Mom’s still asleep . ‘
“ Mm . ”
By the time Celeste got up and had breakfast , Trevor had nearly finished eating . 1 )
They barely spoke . Once he was done , he left the house .
Celeste left for work shortly after .
That evening , she got off work on time . When she came home , Jordyn was already waiting in the car . But Trevor wasn’t back yet .
They waited for more than 20 minutes before Jordyn frowned . “ Dad is so slow . ”
Celeste , however , remained calm , reading her book patiently .
Just then , the phone in the living room rang .
A few seconds later , Peter informed them , “ Mr. Fleming said he’s tied up with something and won’t be able to return for now . He asked that you and Ms. Jordyn head to the hot spring retreat first – he’ll join you later . ”
Celeste didn’t mind . “ Got it . ”
Trevor had said he would arrive later . But that night , he never showed up .
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