Chapter 65
Chapter 65
After a brief pause , Beck said , “ I’ll send you my account detalls shortly . ”
“ Alright , ” Celeste replied politely . “ Sorry to trouble you , and thank you so much for your help today . ”
“ There’s no need to thank me , ” Beck replied coolly before ending the call .
Matthias , who had been sitting nearby and overheard the conversation , asked , “ The person who helped with your car today ? ”
At that moment , Beck sent over his account details along with a photo of the repair invoice .
Glancing at the message , Celeste opened her payment app end replied , “ Yes . ”
From the way Celeste had spoken to Beck , Matthias could tell they weren’t particularly close .
Matthias knew Beck as well and was aware that Celeste also knew him . However , to his knowledge , there was almost no connection between the two of them . Even when he heard Celeste address the person on the phone as Mr. Harper , ” it hadn’t immediately occurred to him that it was Beck
Celeste transferred the exact amount of the repair cost back to Beck . After sending him a brief message she finally turned her attention to the assignment Zachary had given them earlier that day .
of thanks ,
Together , she and Matthias worked on summarizing the core technologies of the exhibits into a PowerPoint presentation . Even though they kept the content concise , the sheer number of exhibits meant it was past 2.00 am by the time they finished and sent it to Zachary .
exhausted by then , but since he didn’t have a change of clothes , Celeste didn’t ask him to stay the
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night .
After Matthias left , Celeste hobbled to the bathroom to take a shower before heading to bed .
Her injury wasn’t severe , but Matthias still insisted she rest at home for a few days before returning to the office .
The next morning , Celeste stayed home to work remotely .
Not long after she got up , she received a call from Jordyn .
“ Mom , how’s your ankle ? Is it feeling better now ? ” Jordyn asked .
Balancing on her good foot while preparing breakfast in the kitchen , Celeste replied , “ It’s a little better . ”
“ That’s good , ” Jordyn said . She was also having breakfast but seerged unsure of what to say next .
Celest could sense her hesitation .
It hadn’t always been like this .
In the past , Jordyn would always have a lot to say to her .
Over the past couple of years , their conversations had dwindled . Whenever Jordyn had something on her mind , she would go to Wynn first . Gradually , their mother – daughter bond grew distant , leaving them with little to talk about .
This time , Jordyn seemed genuinely concerned about her injury – or at least , that’s how it sounded .
The concern was real , but it only scratched the surface . It was there , but not enough to truly feel heartfelt .
It wasn’t like before . In the past , even a minor injury or illness would bring Jordyn to tears . She would cling to
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Celeste , refusing to let go . She would constantly comfort her and insist on staying by her side .
Back then , Jordyn had truly been her sweet little daughter .
But now , without her realizing when it had happened , all of Jordyn’s care and affection had shifted to Wynn . For instance , the last time Wynn had fallen ill , Trevor had rushed to her side after barely finishing his breakfast . Jordyn had secretly sent Wynn messages to check on her and , after school , immediately had the driver take her to visit Wynn
If Jordyn were genuinely that worried about Celeste , she could have insisted on getting her address last night and arranged for the driver to take her there .
But in the end , she hadn’t .
Unsure of what else to say to Celeste , Jordyn turned to Trevor , who was sitting across from her at the breakfast table . “ Dad , do you want to talk to Mom on the phone ? ”