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“ Grandma , ” Celeste interrupted Martha . Then , she continued calmly , “ It’s okay . I’ll go back with Jo if Trevor’s busy . ”
Celeste didn’t want to force Trevor into anything because she no longer cared about it .
However , Martha misunderstood Celeste . She thought Celeste said that because the latter didn’t want to put Trevor in a tough spot .
Seeing how considerate Celeste still was toward Trevor , Martha felt a pang of sympathy and frustration . And so it was decided .
After they finished their breakfast , Celeste chatted with Martha for a while and got ready to leave . Martha prepared a bunch of gifts for her good friend , Betty , and asked Celeste to deliver them to her . Celeste couldn’t refuse them , and she ended up bringing them all .
Trevor hadn’t gone out yet , so he and Martha went to send Celeste and Jordyn off .
Jordyn went up to Trevor and hugged his leg . “ Will you come home tonight , Dad ? ”
Trevor gently ruffled her hair . “ Yes , I will . ”
There was zero communication between Celeste and Trevor
After Jordyn hopped into the car , Celeste waved at Martha and drove away .
She could see Trevor and Martha through the rearview mirror . They were standing there , watching her leave .
Celeste parked her car in the front yard when ther to greet them .
arrived at the Rodriguez residence . Betty and Adeline came out
Noticing how the car’s trunk was stuffed with presents , Bey furrowed her brows . “ Why did you bring so much stuff over ? ”
“ Grandma wanted me to bring you these . ”
Ever since Celeste married Trevor , Betty and Martha hadn’t been as close as they once were .
Upon hearing Celeste’s words , Betty scoffed and stayed quiet .
Celestnoticed that the villa across the street was being renovated . Thus , she decided to change the topic . “ Is someone moving into the villa across the street ? ”
“ I think so , yes. It went under construction last week . According to the workers , the owner of the villa wanted to move in quickly . Thus , the renovation of this huge villa was nearly done . It won’t be long before someone moves
They were living in an old villa neighborhood . The people here had been living together for decades , and they all
knew each other well .
With the new neighbor moving in across their house , Adelige couldn’t help but comment as she helped with the bags , “ Let’s hope they’re the friendly ones . ”
If they were arrogant , it would be hard for them to get along well .
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After they entered the villa , Adeline brought out a bowl of bone broth , made just for Celeste . “ I cooked this for your because I heard you’ve been quite exhausted lately . I cooked extra as well , you can bring some back home later . ” Celeste grabbed the bowl . “ Okay , thank you , Aunt Adeline . ”
Ivan only returned home by dinner time as he was busy with work .
Celeste remembered how Matthias rejected Wynn’s application to work in YodaVision Co. for her , and it led to Trevor’s revenge . Ivan had lost a project because of it too . Hence , Celeste felt guilty for it .
“ Uncle Ivan , sorry for what happened last time . ”
“ It’s fine . It’s all in the past now . ” Ivan shrugged . “ I told you before , right ? Without the Locket family , Rodriguez Corporation still wouldn’t have been able to take on the project in the current situation . You don’t have to blame yourself . ”
They couldn’t let Betty know about this . She would be very furious if she found out Trevor was going against the Rodriguez family for Wynn .
Thus , Ivan nudged Celeste lightly , signaling her to stop talking about it when he saw Betty walking over .
Celeste then changed the topic .
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