Chapter 481
Celeste always said she was busy and that she didn’t have time. But no matter how busy she was, no matter how little time she had, there should at least be time to make a phone call, right? Yet when Jordyn called her, she rarely called back. As for her taking the initiative to call, that was even rarer. It was as if, in her heart, everything else was more important than her. 4 The more Jordyn thought about it, the more wronged she felt, and tears kept streaming down her cheeks.
4 Seeing how pitiful she looked, before Celeste could say anything, Trevor started wiping her tears and said, “Your mom really is very busy with work right now. Next year, though-after next year, your mom’s work shouldn’t be so busy anymore.” 5 After all, Jordyn was still a child. Hearing Trevor’s comforting words, the grievance and sadness in her heart immediately eased a lot. She wiped her tears with the back of her hand and looked at Celeste with hopeful eyes. “Really?
Will you have more time after next year, Mom?” —- Jordyn was the daughter she had given birth to. Even though she had already given up custody, she still wanted her to live well. Looking at Jordyn’s hopeful eyes, Celeste couldn’t bring herself to crush that glimmer of hope at this moment. But as for what Trevor said about her being less busy next year, she couldn’t give that kind of promise lightly.
1 “My work should basically be wrapped up by the end of this year, but next year there may still be other things to deal with, so I can’t promise that I’ll definitely have time…” What Celeste said wasn’t exactly what Jordyn wanted to hear, but she had seen the trace of reluctance on Celeste’s face just now and knew that Celeste still cared about her. Realizing this, she didn’t mind the rest so much anymore. Her mood improved.
1 She climbed down from Trevor’s arms, ran over to hug Celeste, and said, “Alright then, even if that’s the case, it’s okay. But Mom, when you do have time, you still have to answer my calls more often.” 1 Hearing this, Celeste hesitated slightly, then glanced at Trevor. Trevor looked back at her. He simply looked at her without —- showing much expression, as if saying, “Do what you want, I won’t interfere.” Celeste withdrew her gaze and, after two seconds, said, “I will try.
Jordyn’s bad moods came and went quickly, and once the gloom had passed, she was easy to comfort. “Okay.” Just then, a waiter knocked and came in with the food. The three of them sat back down Jordyn even adjusted her chair, pulling it closer to Celeste’s side. She ate while chatting in high spirits about some funny things that had happened during her last training match. In the middle of that, she took out her tablet from her little bag to show Celeste photos from that time.
While Celeste chatted with her, Trevor, seeing how eager she was to share, didn’t interrupt. He quietly picked out fish bones for her and served her food Because Jordyn talked nonstop, the meal lasted quite a while. It wasn’t until she was tired and sleepy that she finally began to wind down. —- Knowing that Celeste didn’t have the strength to carry her, she climbed into Trevor’s arms and drifted off to sleep.
Once Jordyn was asleep, only Trevor and Celeste were left, facing each other in silence. Celeste glanced at the sleeping girl in his arms, picked up her bag, and stood. “I’ll go now. You… take good care of her.” Trevor said, “Alright.” 1 Celeste said nothing more, pulled the door open, and left the private room. Trevor remained seated with Jordyn in his arms for a while before finally getting up to leave.