Chapter 654
“And also, later give your mom a call and ask if she has time tonight.”
Jordyn replied, “Okay, got it.”
Jordyn was at the amusement park playing games.
After hanging up, she planned to call Celeste once she was done, but she got carried away and forgot. By the time she remembered, it was already past four in the afternoon.
She hurriedly called Celeste. “Mom, do you have time to have dinner together tonight?”
Celeste was still at Fleming Group, discussing data analysis with others.
Hearing this, she assumed Jordyn meant dinner just between the two of them. 2
Her eyes stayed on the screen as she answered casually, “Yes. Send me the address later. I’ll head over once I’m done with work.
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“Okay!”
Celeste said, “I’m still busy; I need to hang up first. We’ll talk tonight, alright?”
Jordyn had wanted to share her day with Celeste, but hearing that, she could only reply, “Okay. Bye, Mom.”
After hanging up, Celeste continued talking about work, completely unaware that several people present were left stunned by what they had just heard.
Most people at InnovaTech and YodaVision knew that Celeste had been married before and had a child. But among those at Fleming Group who worked with her, this was the first time they’d heard of it.
Someone couldn’t help asking, “Ms. Rodriguez… you have a child?”
Celeste didn’t look up. She gave a light nod. “Mm.”
Everyone else became dumbfounded.
She had a child!
But as far as they knew, Matthias wasn’t married. So Celeste’s child… had nothing to do with Matthias?
Seeing that the others weren’t particularly shocked by the news, the Fleming Group staff realized they must have already known
about it.
When Celeste went to the restroom, someone couldn’t resist asking a YodaVision employee, “What’s going on with Ms. Rodriguez? Isn’t she and Mr. Yoder a couple?”
Fleming Group and YodaVision had been working together for so long that both sides were familiar with each other.
The YodaVision staff didn’t feel comfortable spreading too much gossip and only replied vaguely, “We’re actually not very sure either. We just know Ms. Rodriguez was already married, but… we heard before that she and her husband were planning to divorce. Not sure if it’s finalized yet.”
Hearing this, the Fleming Group employees were even more surprised.
“Well, who would’ve thought?”
They had really believed Celeste and Matthias were a couple
Celeste was very busy. By the time she finished, night had already fallen. After seeing the address Jordyn sent her, she drove away from Fleming Group.
Chapter 554
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She called Jordyn. “Jo, I got held up and might be a bit late. If you’re hungry, go ahead and order first.”
“Mom, I’m on my way too. No rush.”
“Okay.”
When Celeste arrived at the destination and was about to get out of the car, she saw Trevor and Jordyn.
She paused, but still got out of the car.
When Jordyn saw her, she waved excitedly. “Mom!”
Celeste nodded and was about to speak when the doors of two cars beside them opened. Queenie and Lincoln, Tucker, Teagan, and even Martha all got out one after another.
Seeing them, Celeste froze for a moment and almost immediately understood what was going on.
She had thought Jordyn had called her on her own.
In an instant, her steps halted where she stood.
Everyone from the Fleming family, including Martha, looked equally shocked when they saw her.
They hadn’t expected Celeste to be there as well. 2
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
