The Scent of 280

Chapter 280

Just after Jordyn called Celeste, the car Trevor sent to pick fordyn up showed up.

In the end, Jordyn didn’t manage to see Celeste before she left.

As she reached the private lounge, Jordyn ran straight into Trevor’s arms. “Dad, Wynn, hi!”

Smiling, Trevor softly ruffled her hair. Wynn helped Jordyn set her backpack aside,

Beck, Miles, and Linda were there in the private lounge as well.

Seeing how much Jordyn missed Trevor and Wynn, Miles duckled and said, “See? I told you, Trevor. You should’ve brought Jo along on the trip. Look how upset shes. If you’d stayed away any longer, Jo would probably have been in tears.”

Miles’s comment made it seem like staying with Celeste had been unfair to Jordyn.

Before Trevor and the others could say anything, Beck smoothly steered the conversation in another direction. Did you do anything fun while you were there, Jo?”

Jordyn settled down in her seat. “I did! I went to watch a movie with Mom, and we played VR games together. We also dined out.”

Miles chimed in, “Was that all?”

“Yeah,” Jordyn responded nonchalantly. “Mom was too busy to spend time with me.”

Miles assumed that when Jordyn mentioned Celeste being busy, she meant caught up in the usual Ember Festival family gatherings.

After all, that was how it had been for him and Beck.

They had been swamped since the end of last year, juggling endless visits with different relatives. Just as they finally settled, work picked up again, and they were tied up nonstop. It wasn’t until today that they finally managed to set aside some time to grab a meal with Trevor and the others–to relax and catch up.

Wynn was reading a book.

Taking a sip of her drink, Jordyn glanced at the cover of the book out of boredom. It looked familiar, catching her attention enough for her to take another look.

Then, Beck asked, “Are you interested in the book, Jo?”

Jordyn shook her head. “No, I just realized Mom has the same book.”

Upon hearing what Jordyn had just said, Wynn stilled for a moment as a subtle smile played on her lips.

The beginner and advanced editions of this book had the same cover.

Wynn was reading the advanced edition. She hadn’t even encountered this sort of detailed content during her PhD, let alone in her undergrad.

She had been reading a lot lately, and since Linda visited the Lockets almost every day, she knew the book had both a beginner and advanced version.

At Jordyn’s words, she figured Celeste was definitely reading the beginner’s version.

She almost burst into laughter.

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However, since Trevor and Beck were there, she held it back

Beck, on the other hand, had figured the situation out himself.

He lowered his gaze, smiling and staying quiet.

Just then, Miles suddenly turned to Beck. Raising an eyebrow, he asked teasingly, “I heard your mom’s been pushing you to go on blind dates, Beck. Found any good matches yet?”

And that instantly drew everyone’s attention.

Linda had heard about it too, and, because of that, she was even more worried.

She stared nervously at Beck, waiting for his answer.

Yet, Beck completely ignored her. He gave Miles a look as he answered, “Can’t you go on a day without gossiping?”

Miles smiled playfully. “I’m just curious. That’s all.”

Beck remained silent.

It was obvious to them that Beck wasn’t interested in blind dates.

His silence spoke volumes, and everyone understood right away.

Then, Miles blurted out, “So, how’s it going with the woman Shanice kept mentioning? If you like her, why not just tell your mom? Or is her background too different from yours, and you’re worried your mom won’t approve of her?”

Beck didn’t take a glance at Trevor. Instantly, he interrupted Miles, “Honestly, there’s all this food, and you’re still running your mouth?”

The more Beck kept quiet about it, the more curious Miles became.

Miles went on, “I get it; you’re worried your mom might disapprove, so you didn’t bring her home. But it’s been a while now

at least let us meet her. You can bring her here to see me and Trevor.”

Without waiting for Beck to respond, Miles turned to Trevor. “Don’t you agree, Trevor?”

Trevor chuckled, glancing at Beck. “When the time comes, you probably won’t have to urge him at all. Beck will bring her over for us to meet. We should just stay out of it.

Miles was speechless.

Everyone knew that, of course.

He was just curious about the person.

Linda lightly tugged on Wynn’s sleeve. “Wynn…”

Miles had told her that Beck had a crush on someone else before, and she refused to believe it back then.

Well, it seemed like that was true, after all.

Wynn smiled, looking relaxed. She didn’t utter a word.

It was true that they had never met the woman Shanice had mentioned before.

However, did Beck actually care about her that much? Or was the woman merely a decoy? Perhaps Beck orchestrated this whole thing just to keep his true feelings hidden.

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