The Scent of 190

Chapter 190

Celeste went upstairs at around 7:00 am.

Jordyn had already woken up.

Seeing her return, Jordyn quickly switched away from the WhatsApp conversation.

Celeste pretended not to notice it and said casually, “Go wash up and get changed.”

“Okay!”

Celeste packed up her things and was about to head downstairs when she saw Hannah gathering her pajamas from last night to wash.

Thus, she said, “There’s no need to wash them, Hannah. You can just throw them away.

“The other stuff as well, though. Please throw them away for me; I won’t be needing them anymore.”

Her divorce with Trevor should be finalized soon.

Going forward, even if she was meeting Jordyn, she wouldn’t set foot here again, let alone stay the night

These belongings were no longer needed, nor did she wish to keep them.

There had always been issues between Celeste and Trevor.

Over the last few months, Celeste’s rare visits had already hinted that their relationship was nearing its end.

When Trevor had her things cleared out of the master bedroom earlier that month, it was as good as confirmation.

Now, with what Celeste had just said, Hannah had no doubts left.

Hannah wasn’t sure what to say all of a sudden. Softly, she muttered, “Alright.”

Carrying her bag downstairs, Celeste ran into Trevor, who had just come back from a jog.

. He took the initiative to greet her. “Good morning.”

Celeste nodded, replying in a flat tone, “Morning.”

Then, she placed her bag on the couch and went into the kitchen.

Trevor, on the other hand, went upstairs.

With breakfast still in the works, Hannah took care of the rest. Celeste went into the living room, reading a book while waiting for Jordyn to come downstairs.

With time running short and Jordyn still not downstairs, Celeste sat still, asking Hannah to go upstairs and urge her.

Back then, Celeste used to handle these kinds of tasks herself.

Yet now, she seemed more like a guest, showing less concern for Jordyn than before.

Hannah noticed this and, with a resigned nod, went upstairs.

“A new book?”

Celeste was so engrossed in the book that she didn’t realize Trevor was already downstairs.

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She nodded.

Trevor stretched out his hand. “Can I take a look?”

Celeste went still for a moment. “Don’t you have it?”

It was the newest journal in the AI field.

When they had just married, she wasn’t yet familiar with Al, but she had noticed many AI–related books in his study.

Naturally, the latest journals in the field were part of the collection.

He probably had a habit of subscribing to them.

“I’ve been busy lately and haven’t had the chance to check it out.”

He reached out his hand to her.

Just then, Celeste heard Jordyn’s footsteps approaching.

Since she was going to have her breakfast, she passed the journal to Trevor.

Jordyn came downstairs, spotted them, and went over to grab Celeste’s hand. “Is breakfast ready, Mom?”

“Yup.”

Celeste headed toward the dining room. As Jordyn followed her, she turned back to Trevor, who still had the journal in his hand, and asked, “Are you not coming, Dad?”

He responded, “I’ll join in a second.”

After Celeste and Jordyn had settled at the table, Trevor came.

Just as he started eating, his phone buzzed with a notification.

He put down his utensils and picked up the phone.

Celeste quietly savored the breakfast. Finishing most of her food, she left the dining room and placed the book Trevor had left on the coffee table back into her bag. Once Jordyn was done with her breakfast, Celeste left with her without saying anything to Trevor.

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