The Scent of 116

Chapter 116

“What the hell!” Lottie was even more furious, itching to tear Wynn apart on the spot.

“She’s just the daughter of a mistress–and a mistress herself! What the hell is she so smug about? Miss Popular? Pfft! She’s nothing but trash!”

Celeste poured her another glass of water and asked, “Miss Popular?”

“Wynn is just like what that friend of Jorge, Xavier, said earlier–those brainless second–generation rich kids are all bewitched by her for some reason.

“Now, everyone calls her ‘Miss Popular,‘ like she’s some kind of goddess that everyone loves!”

Lottie kept grumbling, “Fine, let those idiots fawn over her but even Trevor and Jorge?”

She got a little too heated, then suddenly realized that Celeste might feel hurt hearing that. She immediately shut her mouth. “No, Cel, I didn’t mean-”

Celeste shook her head. “I’m fine.”

Ever since she was a child, Harvey, Lennox, and even her paternal grandmother, Erin, had sided with Wynn. Then, two years ago, Trevor fell for her at first sight, and even Jordyn wanted her as a mother.

She had never spoken to anyone about how she really felt about all of it. She had never even truly cried over it.

If she were going to break down, any one of those things would have been enough to make her cry her eyes out. But after all these years, she had gotten through it just fine.

Compared to those things, what did Jorge and his friends even matter? Listening to their conversation earlier, she didn’t feel a thing.

Lottie paused, then said nothing more. Instead, she reached out and hugged her. “Cel…”

Celeste smiled. “It’s getting late. Let’s go home.”

“Okay! And about your grandma’s birthday gift—I’ll go shopping with you another day. There’s no way we won’t find something perfect!”

Celeste smiled. “Alright.”

She held Lottie’s hand, and the two of them left together.

As they walked out of the building and headed to the parking lot, they ran into Trevor and Wynn, who were also leaving

Trevor and Wynn glanced over, but Celeste acted as if she hadn’t seen them and got into the car first.

Lottie huffed at them and pulled open the passenger door.

The car quickly drove away.

Wynn looked at Trevor.

Trevor simply said, “Let’s go.”

Wynn smiled sweetly. “Okay.”

As she spoke, she glanced in the direction Celeste had left, and her smile grew even deeper.

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After dropping Lottie off at home, Celeste was just about to leave when she received a call from Jordyn.

“Mom, when are you coming back?”

Celeste started the car and replied, “Not tonight. Go to bed early. I’ll visit you when I have time.”

“Oh… Okay.”

Hearing Jordyn’s tone, Celeste could tell she was just bored.

Lately, she had been sticking to Wynn all the time.

But tonight, since Wynn and Trevor were at the auction, she had no one to accompany her. So, now that she was lonely, she suddenly remembered Celeste.

Celeste said, “Goodnight.”

“Mmm, goodnight, Mom.”

For the next two days, Celeste was extremely busy with work. She had planned to go shopping for her grandma’s birthday gift but never found the time.

After working non–stop, on the third day at noon, Matthias treated their team to a big lunch as a reward.

After eating, Celeste went to the restroom. On her way back to the private dining room, she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Not far away, Wynn and seven to eight others were leaving another private room. They quickly entered an elevator and didn’t notice her.

“Was that…?” Matthias had unknowingly walked up beside her and also spotted Wynn along with Harvey, Lennox, and the others.

Besides them, there was also a beautiful woman and an elderly lady.

The beautiful woman and Harvey were acting close, making it clear that she was Harvey’s current wife.

As for the elderly woman, Wynn was supporting her arm.

Celeste withdrew her gaze and simply said, “The Locket family.”

Matthias understood immediately. He looked at her and hesitated. “That elderly lady… Is she-”

That was Erin.

“She has nothing to do with me anymore.”

Matthías gave her a hug. “Shall we head back?”

“Sure.”

She had changed her last name long ago and cut ties with the Locket family. They really had nothing to do with her anymore. And she didn’t care about them either.

But she did care about something else.

A while back, Wynn’s uncle’s family–the Shaw family—had been buying property na–

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planning to settle in Baumond.

She had suspected the Locket family would follow suit. However, she just hadn’t been paying attention to their movements.

But seeing almost all of them in the city, it seemed like they were already making the move.

That afternoon, Celeste finished work early.

She and Lottie grabbed dinner, then went shopping together. But after an hour of browsing, they still found nothing.

While Lottie was trying on clothes, Celeste’s phone rang again.

It was Jordyn. “Mom, when are you coming back?”

Celeste asked flatly, “What’s wrong?”

“Dad’s on a business trip, and I’m so bored!”

Usually, when Trevor was away, it didn’t stop Jordyn from going to Wynn. But tomorrow was the weekend, and instead of going to Wynn, she was calling her.

Most likely, Wynn was too busy to entertain her.

After all, Erin and the others were in town now. With Trevor away, Wynn definitely had no time for Jordyn.

“Play by yourself for now. I’ll come back tomorrow.”

“Okay!” Jordyn perked up immediately. “Promise you’ll be back tomorrow morning, okay?”

“Okay.”

That night, she still hadn’t found a satisfactory gift.

Her grandma’s birthday was approaching fast, and Celeste considered settling for something decent. But in the end, she couldn’t bring herself to compromise.

The next morning, Celeste returned to Trevor’s villa.

While Jordyn was eating, Celeste remembered something she needed to take and went upstairs to the master bedroom.

The moment she walked in, she noticed two exquisitely crafted brocade boxes sitting on her vanity table.

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