The Scent of 352

Chapter 352

As soon as Celeste returned to her office, her phone rang.

It was a call from Jordyn.

Thinking back to what Trevor had said in the conference room–about having dinner and bringing Jordyn along- she looked at the call and didn’t answer it.

Jordyn called her three times in a row. When none of the calls were answered, she sent a message a moment later.

“Mom, I have a fencing competition next month. Can you come with me to training tomorrow?”

When Celeste saw the message, her hand holding the phone suddenly froze.

Ever since Trevor had taken Jordyn to Andostan over two years ago, she had missed out on many aspects of Jordyn’s life.

For instance, she didn’t really know what classes Trevor had arranged for Jordyn, or what extracurricular activities she’d been enrolled in during those two years.

Before she had brought up the idea of divorce, Celeste had tried to ask Jordyn about these things, but Jordyn didn’t want to talk to her.

If Jordyn hadn’t mentioned it just now, she wouldn’t even have known that her daughter was learning fencing.

And the fact that she was preparing for a competition–that was something she had absolutely no idea about.

She had already missed out on so much of Jordyn’s growth.

Staring at the message, Celeste remained dazed for quite a while.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Celeste came back to herself. “Come in.”

It was Kieran. He had come to discuss work. When it came to work, Kieran was always serious.

Tomorrow was the weekend.

After finishing their discussion, he remembered he’d been wanting to ask her out but hadn’t had the chance. So after wrapping up, he didn’t leave right away and instead asked, “I saw a play a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed it.

“There’s another performance this weekend. I was planning to go again–want to come?”

Thinking of the message from Jordyn just moments ago, Celeste shook her head and said, “I already have plans on Saturday. I’ll have to pass.‘

Kieran’s eyes showed a flicker of disappointment. “I see…”

At that moment, still having not received a reply, Jordyn sent another message. “Mom, please let me know.”

Celeste saw it and picked up her phone to reply, “Got it. I will go with you to training tomorrow morning.”

Kieran saw she had something to deal with and didn’t disturb her further. He turned and left.

When Jordyn saw her mother’s reply, she was overjoyed and immediately called her,

As soon as Celeste picked up, Jordyn asked excitedly, “Mom, you finally have time tomorrow!”

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Celeste hummed a response.

Jordyn then happily continued, “So, what time are you coming home tonight?”

“I won’t be home tonight,” Celeste said while staring at her computer screen. “Send me the time and location for training tomorrow. I will meet you at the training venue.”

Jordyn had just gotten home from school.

She stood in the large villa’s entry hall, looking at the few housekeepers bustling about. Then, she realized she hadn’t seen her mom at home in a very long time.

In fact, she couldn’t even remember the last time her mom had come home.

Hearing Celeste say that, she felt a little down. But then she remembered her mom would be with her at training tomorrow, and she perked up again. “Okay! I’ll have Dad send you the time and address in a bit!”

Celeste paused for a second, then responded, “Alright, I got it.”

Then she asked, “Are you home now?”

“Just got home.”

“That’s good.” Celeste paused again. “I still have work to do, so I’ll hang up now. Take care of yourself, okay?”

“I will! Mom, you have to take care of yourself too!”

“Mm.”