The Breaking Point of Love

The Scent of 5

Chapter 5

Over the years, Matthias and Celeste had rarely seen each other. Yet, even from just a few encounters, Matthias could tell that she was no longer the confident and spirited person she had once been.

Matthias thought back to the Celeste he knew from the past He could never have associated the word “insecure” with that individual. He didn’t know much about Celeste’s marriage to Trevor, but he was completely clueless about her sorry state which was essentially an open secret.

He had his suspicions but didn’t voice them, Instead, he sincerely encouraged, “Falling behind for a time doesn’t matter. Your ability and talent surpass that of most geniuses. As long as you’re still passionate about this field, it’s never too late to start again.

“Don’t forget that you were our teacher’s favorite student throughout his entire career.”

Celeste smiled as she listened to him. “If he heard that, he’d probably scoff and say that he didn’t have much of a choice and could only settle on the least bad one.”

earlier that he

As she thought of her wise but sharp–tongued mentor, Celeste’s smile faltered. “I saw on the news.

also came back for the celebration. How has he been?”

“He’s doing well, though he’s often annoyed by us–his ever–disappointing students–popping up in front of him from time to time,” Matthias replied.

Celeste chuckled, her mind wandering back to the days when she toiled away working on thesis papers under her mentor every day.

“Come back, Cel,” Matthias urged.

Celeste gripped her cup tightly. After taking a deep breath, she nodded and said, “Alright.”

She had been passionate about artificial intelligence since she was a child, and she loved anything related to this field. But because of her love for Trevor, she had put her dream on hold for seven years.

It would take time to catch up after such a long absence. But she believed that with hard work, it wasn’t too late for her.

Matthias asked, “When do you think you’ll return?”

“I still need to transition out of my current job. It might take a while,” Celeste explained.

There’s

back, a little more time wouldn’t

They just returned to the country recently. Since we bumped into each other, why don’t you come along

don’t know your team well. Maybe

“Alright.”

saw Trevor’s sister, Teagan Fleming, walking toward her. She had seen Teagen in the news but hadn’t expected

Celeste greeted, “Hello, Teagan.”

She frowned hard

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Trellis College’s 100th anniversary today. So, I

she graduated from Trellis College too. But aside from current students and staff, the attendees today were mostly honorary alumni invited

unknown nobody

she didn’t embarrass the Fleming family, Teagan couldn’t be

said, “Nicholas says he misses your cooking. I’ll

marriage and demanding career, Teagan had rarely

sent him over to Celeste and

didn’t take Celeste seriously. Even Nicholas looked down on her and treated her like a maid despite

sake. She did her best to care for Nicholas and didn’t chastise or correct him

were preparing for divorce, she no longer felt the need to endure it. She rejected Teagan without hesitation. “I’m sorry, Teagan. I’m not

dedicate her time to meaningful pursuits. After the divorce, she would have no

refuse her. After all, Celeste had often

must have something important going on. Otherwise, she

possibly be so important? Trevor and Jordyn aren’t even with you now.” Upon hearing this, Celeste couldn’t help but smile bitterly to herself. For years, she had abandoned her own Identity and centered her life around them.

wasn’t undeserved, but Celeste wouldn’t live

a

clearly there for

beside her, they looked her over before asking, “Ms. Fleming, who is this?” Teagan, of course, didn’t tell them that Celeste was her sister–in–law. She replied indifferently, “A

admiring Celeste’s striking looks and slender legs, the rest paid her no attention. They quickly resumed their focus