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Chapter 353

Chapter 353

After finishing the call with Jordyn, Celeste hung up. About ten minutes later, Trevor sent her the time and location for Jordyn’s fencing training the next day.

But that was all he sent–just the time and address. Nothing else. Not a single extra word.

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The next day, Celeste was the first to arrive at the fencing gym. Around three to four minutes later, Jordyn arrived

too.

She was only accompanied by the driver. Trevor wasn’t there.

As soon as she got out of the car, Jordyn happily grabbed Celeste’s hand and led her inside.

Just as they entered the gym, Celeste’s phone rang–it was a call from Matthias.

She turned to Jordyn and said, “I need to take a call.”

Jordyn replied, “Okay, then I’ll go find my coach first.”

“Mm.”

Matthias was just asking her a few work–related things. After chatting briefly, they ended the call.

Jordyn hadn’t gone far.

Her coach greeted her with a smile, “Hey, Jordyn, you’re here?” Then he looked around and asked, “Ms. Locket and Mr. Fleming didn’t come with you today?”

“Nope! My mom brought me today!”

Hearing their conversation, Celeste stood at the doorway for a few seconds before finally walking in.

The coach caught sight of her and was briefly stunned by her beauty. “Miss, you are-?”

“Mom!” Jordyn called out.

The coach paused, then smiled. “Ah, so you’re Jordyn’s mom?”

Celeste nodded and shook hands with him.

Over the past six months, whenever Jordyn came to the fencing gym, it had always been Trevor or Wynn–or both -accompanying her.

The coach knew Wynn was Trevor’s girlfriend, but not Jordyn’s mother.

Since it was always the father or his girlfriend accompanying the child, and never the biological mother, he had assumed Jordyn’s mother was either divorced from Trevor or possibly even deceased.

Now that Celeste had appeared, it was clear she wasn’t. So, that meant she and Trevor were divorced.

Why they divorced, he didn’t know–it wasn’t his place. But based on the way Trevor, Wynn, and Jordyn interacted, it was clear that Trevor and his current girlfriend were very close, and Jordyn was fond of her as well. He didn’t know whether Jordyn’s closeness to Wynn had been approved by Celeste.

Since he wasn’t sure, he didn’t bring it up. Instead, he turned to praising Jordyn,

“Jordyn is really interested in fencing. She’s talented, too, and doing very well. She has a good chance of placing in

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the top three at next month’s competition.”

Celeste nodded and was about to respond when Jordyn ran over and grabbed her hand. “Mom, come with me to change, okay?”

Celeste nodded.

After changing into her fencing gear, Jordyn’s training officially began.

Her coach was said to be a former fencing champion, so naturally, his skills and techniques were top–notch.

But perhaps Jordyn really was gifted–she was confident and fearless. During training, she didn’t hesitate at all. Her footwork was quick, her attacks bold, her defense sharp, and her reflexes incredibly fast.

In every lunge and retreat, there was already a touch of grace and power.

For a moment, Celeste could almost picture what she might look like in the future–standing tall at competitions.

But, she probably wouldn’t be there to see it.

After training for more than half an hour, Jordyn ran over, grabbed her mother’s hand, and looked up expectantly. “Mom, did I do well?”

Celeste didn’t know fencing and wasn’t too familiar with the sport. But last night, she had done some research online and had gained a basic understanding.

She took the small towel Jordyn handed her, and, while wiping her sweat, praised her sincerely, “You did really well.”

Then, turning to the approaching coach, she said, “Thank you for your hard work.”

“It’s my job,” the coach smiled, then added, “But Jordyn’s progress isn’t all my credit–she already had a solid foundation before she came to our gym.”

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