Chapter 610
Celeste’s steps faltered slightly.
Seeing her suddenly stop, Jordyn looked up. “Mom?”
It was just accompanying Jordyn out for some fun. Since Trevor didn’t think there was any issue, there was naturally no reason for her to object.
Celeste didn’t say anything more.
She had driven there herself. After stepping outside, just as she was about to get into her own car, she heard Trevor say, “Shall I drive?”
Before Celeste could respond, Trevor had already walked over to her car and pulled open the driver’s door.
Celeste paused.
But seeing that Jordyn had already happily climbed into the car, she didn’t say anything further.
Jordyn wanted to go shopping, so they headed to a shopping mall.
Recently, because of Jordyn, the three of them had gone out together far more often than before.
However, most of the time, they had gone to private locations. Only occasionally would they eat out together at restaurants with more people around.
Coming together to such a crowded, lively shopping mall today was the first time in the past two years.
Wasn’t Trevor afraid of running into someone they knew in such a crowded place? 2
With that thought in mind, after getting out of the car, Celeste glanced at Trevor.
He didn’t look at her.
Jordyn was in a particularly good mood and tugged Trevor forward. “Dad, I want that building block set I told you about before, you-”
Before she could finish speaking, she turned back and called out to Celeste, who was two steps behind. “Mom, what’s wrong?”
Celeste didn’t speak. Trevor also turned around.
Jordyn let go of Trevor’s hand, ran back, and took hold of Celeste’s hand. “Mom, let’s go look at the building then we can go to wherever you want to shop, okay?”
Celeste withdrew her gaze, held her hand, and said, “I don’t need to buy anything. Just tell me where you want to go.”
“Okay.”
Once inside the store, Jordyn let go of Celeste’s hand and ran off on her own.
Celeste’s eyes followed Jordyn. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Trevor looking at her, but she didn’t turn her head.
Trevor didn’t take the initiative to speak to her either. He simply walked toward Jordyn together with her.
They accompanied Jordyn to quite a few stores that caught her interest. She was cheerful the entire time.
When Jordyn went to the restroom, they waited outside. Celeste took out her phone to reply to a message when she suddenly heard Trevor ask, “Is there really nothing you want to buy?”
Celeste didn’t know why he suddenly started talking to her, but she didn’t look up. While replying to her message, she simply said, “No.”
Trevor didn’t pursue the topic and instead asked, “Are you going to Fleming Group again tomorrow for a meeting?”
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Celeste didn’t respond, acting as if she hadn’t heard him.
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Seeing this, Trevor didn’t say anything else. Noticing that she was focused on her phone, he rem
After Jordyn came out of the restroom, they walked around with her for a bit longer. By then, it w
Jordyn was tired, so they went into a restaurant for dinner.
outside.
As soon as they entered, they quickly drew the attention of the people around them.
Naturally, this included Lilian and Patricia, who were seated inside a partitioned private booth. 12
They had also come out shopping.
But none of them expected to see Trevor, Celeste, and Jordyn together here. 2
After all, this shopping mall was bustling with people. If they ran into someone familiar and Jordyn casually called out “Mom,” the relationship between Trevor and Celeste would be exposed immediately. (6)
Because of this, Trevor had always been especially cautious in the past, even when indulging Jordyn by taking her out to play or
eat.
Yet now, they were actually appearing in a shopping mall with so little privacy. 8
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