Chapter : 667
The facts proved that Wynn wasn’t wrong. After that, she didn’t send Trevor any more messages.
…
Hector and his sister had plans with their classmates, so after finishing the New Year’s meal, they headed out.
Jordyn also wanted to go out. At first, she hadn’t decided where she wanted to go.
But after dinner, when she saw on TV that many parents were taking their children out to stroll through the streets and seeing how lively it was outside, with all kinds of fun things going on, her eyes immediately lit up.
“Outside seems even livelier than usual. I don’t think I’ve ever gone out shopping with both Mom and Dad during the New Year before. I want to go out and walk around.”
In the first few years after their marriage, Trevor hadn’t paid much attention to either mother or daughter. During the New Year, he was often overseas.
By the time he started caring about Jordyn, even when he brought her back for the New Year, he would only take Jordyn out-never Celeste.
So, when Jordyn said she’d never gone out during the New Year with both Trevor and Celeste together, she wasn’t wrong.
Just as Celeste was lost in thought, she heard Trevor respond, “Alright.”
Celeste looked up and met his gaze.
Jordyn tugged at Celeste’s hand. “Mom?”
Celeste withdrew her gaze. “Okay.”
The three of them soon headed out together.
The pedestrian street outside was filled with a festive atmosphere-lively and bustling.
Jordyn wanted to eat street snacks when she saw them, wanted to buy oddly shaped balloons, and would even run over to watch groups of people eating, singing, and drinking together. The smile on her face never faded.
To keep her from running off, Trevor stayed close. When he saw Jordyn darting ahead without waiting, he pinched her cheek lightly, then turned to Celeste, who had only just caught up.
“Don’t run so fast. Can’t you see your mom can’t keep up?”
“Alright, alright. That was my fault,” Jordyn said obediently.
She stopped at a stall selling sugar figurines and wanted to buy one-specifically a monkey-shaped one.
The vendor, a middle-aged woman, looked up at Trevor and then at Celeste as she caught up, pausing in surprise before smiling at Jordyn.
“Are these your mom and dad? They really make a good-looking pair.”
Jordyn was still holding snacks in her hands. She nodded earnestly. “Yep, they’re my mom and dad.”
The woman smiled. “They look like celebrities—what a lovely family.”
Celeste and Trevor both smiled lightly, saying nothing.
There were still plenty of people out that night, and fireworks could be
seen as well. To keep them from
being
in the crowd Trevor
dooked after Jardyn while also keeping an eye on Celeste. At times, he would even lift an arm to loosely shield her.
Celeste didn’t think much of it and would politely thank him each time.
After walking for quite a while,
Jordyn stopped in front of a stallet
selling lanterns and happily told Trevor that she wanted another rabbit lantern.
After that, she turned to Celeste and said, “Mom, Dad bought me this rabbit lantern
last year too. I even showed it to you-do you remember?”
At those words, Celeste lowered her gaze. Her voice was very soft.
“Yes, I remember.”
Of course she did.
She also remembered that last New Year, she had bought the exact same rabbit
lantern for Shanice.
But she hadn’t bought one for Jordyn.
Jordyn didn’t know what she was thinking.
After Trever bought her a new rabbit lantern, she happily took it and said, “Shanice had one last year too. wonder if someone got her one this year. I’ll call her later and ask!”