The Scent of 108
The Breaking Point of Love
Chapter 108
Celeste lightly covered her nose for a moment before casually letting go and taking a small step back, subtly increasing the distance between them.
Trevor didnât seem to notice her small movements. He opened the invitation and glanced at it. â70th birthday?â
âMm.â This time, she didnât ask if he was free that evening, nor did she plead with him to make time for it. She simply said, âPlease tell your parents.â
It was unclear whether Trevor noticed that she hadnât asked him this time.
He glanced at her, then casually set the invitation aside and said, âGot it.â With that, he turned and walked into the bathroom.
Celeste looked at his back for a moment, then put away the hairdryer and headed to Jordynâs room to help her shower.
By the time she finished washing Jordynâs hair, drying it, and getting her ready for bed, nearly an hour had passed. Jordyn clung to her arm and snuggled into her embrace, asking, âMom, can you sleep with me tonight?â Given the current state of things between her and Trevor, was that even a question?
Celeste returned to the master bedroom, gathered her things, and said to Trevor as she was leaving, âIâm sleeping in Jordynâs room tonight.â
Trevor was reading a book. When he heard her, he simply responded with a hum without looking up, asking no further questions, nor making any attempt to stop her.
The next day, after breakfast, Celeste took Jordyn to school as requested, then headed to the company.
Bettyâs birthday was approaching, but she had been so busy with work over the past month that she hadnât even bought a gift.
During lunch, she called Lottie and asked her to go shopping with her that evening to pick out a gift. When Lottie heard it was for Betty, she immediately agreed.
Meanwhile, Celeste still hadnât delivered the invitation to Teagan.
So, after ending her call with Lottie, she called Teagan.
The call went through, but no one picked up.
Celeste knew that Teagan didnât like her. In fact, she didnât like anyone from the Rodriguez family. So, it was entirely possible that she was deliberately ignoring the call
Still, out of respect for Martha, Celeste had to go through the motions.
When the call disconnected, she tried again. This time, it was directly declined. Celeste understood thenâTeagan was intentionally avoiding her calls.
She didnât mind. She was just following protocol.
She sent Teagan a message explaining the reason for her call and asking when she would be available to receive the invitation.
After sending the message, she didnât bother checking for a reply and continued with her work.
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That evening, after dinner, Celeste and Lottie spent a long time shopping but couldnât find a gift she was satisfied with.
Suddenly, Lottie suggested, âThereâs a charity auction the night after tomorrow. Maybe we could check there?â âBut I donât have an invitationâ¦â
Lottie hesitated. âThe invitations were sent out half a month ago. Getting one now wonât be easy. But maybe you couldâ¦â
Her meaning was clearâshe was suggesting that Celeste ask Trevor for help.
At around nine, after parting ways with Lottie, Celeste returned to Trevorâs villa.
When she arrived, she found that he was already homeâhe was busy with work in the study.
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