Chapter 514
Since it was rush hour, after Celeste placed the order for a car, the app showed more than two hundred passengers ahead of her in the queue.
On top of that, it was the first day of school–parents everywhere were dropping their kids off, and traffic
in the area was a mess.
Seeing this, Celeste stopped walking.
Noticing she hadn’t followed, Trevor turned back. “What is it?”
“…Nothing,” she said.
In the end, Celeste still got into his car. (2
Once inside, he turned slightly, as if to speak with her, but before he could, his phone rang. (3)
“Sorry, I need to take this,” Trevor said. 2
“Go ahead,” she replied lightly. 1
It was an international call. He conducted the entire conversation in a foreign language.
From what she caught, he was supposed to travel to Andostan soon. But he told the other party he had urgent business in the next couple of days, so he would be arriving later than planned. 8
The call went on for quite a while.
It wasn’t until the car was nearly at Yoda Vision that he finally hung up.
Just as he was about to speak, Celeste cut in, “Just stop up ahead. I’ll walk the rest of the way.” 3
He understood immediately. Turning his head, he glanced at her but said nothing, then instructed the driver to pull over as she asked. (1)
The car stopped about two to three hundred yards from Yoda Vision.
As she got out, she paused, offering a polite, “Thank you.”
Trevor gave a faint smile. “No need.”
Celeste caught that smile, but didn’t respond. She simply turned and walked away.
Meanwhile, not long after Trevor and Celeste left the school, Jordyn’s phone watch rang.
It was Wynn calling.
Chapter 514
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Jordyn was in a bright mood and answered sweetly, “Hi, Wynn!”
“Yes, it’s me,” Wynn replied, her tone warm. “Jo, have you arrived at school?” 6
“Yes, I’ve arrived.”
Hearing her cheerful voice, Wynn couldn’t help smiling. “Starting school makes you this happy, huh?”
After a short pause, she finally revealed the real reason for her call. “By the way, Jo, did your dad send you to school today?” (3)
“He did.”
“Is that so?” Wynn’s smile faltered. “I thought if your mom was going, then your dad wouldn’t need to.”
“I didn’t even expect Dad to send me, but last night after dinner, when I was about to pack up and head to Granny’s, Dad suddenly said he wanted to send me personally on the first day of school. (2
“So, he asked me to stay home, and this morning he came with me to pick up Mom before going to school together,” (6)
“I see… So, that means your mom rode with your dad this morning?” 3)
“Yeah.”
Wynn’s smile faded further. She didn’t say anything else right away. 1
The truth was, when she’d first heard that Jordyn wanted Celeste to send her on the first day, Wynn had purposely held back. (1
She wanted to see if Trevor would use the chance to get closer to Celeste. And sure enough, he did. 3
So now… Did Trevor still have feelings for Celeste? (7)
The thought made Wynn clench her hands, her chest tightening. (3
She spoke a little longer with Jordyn before finding an excuse to end the call. 3
The moment she hung up, the smile on her face vanished completely. 5
