The Breaking Point of Love

The Scent of 7

The two colleagues beside Celeste stole glances at Wynn and hurriedly stepped back, pressing themselves against the wall.

Wynn noticed Celeste too but quickly looked away. Her expression was indifferent, and she acted as if Celeste didn’t exist. She stepped into the elevator with the managers surrounding her.

As the elevator doors closed, Celeste’s two colleagues breathed a sigh of relief before resuming their excited gossip.

“That must’ve been Mr. Fleming’s girlfriend, right? Wow, she’s stunning! Look at all those designer labels–what she’s wearing must cost a fortune! As expected of someone from an affluent family. She’s so confident and poised. Compared to us ordinary people, she’s on a different level!

“Exactly!”

They turned to Celeste and asked quietly, “What do you think, Celeste?”

Lowering her eyes, Celeste answered lightly, “Yeah, you’re right.”

Wynn was, in fact, the illegitimate daughter of Harvey Locket, Celeste’s birth father.

Well, the term “illegitimate” wasn’t entirely accurate after some changes took place.

When Celeste was eight, Harvey was unwilling to let Wynn and her mother suffer any longer. He had insisted on divorcing Celeste’s mother, Isabelle Rodriguez, to marry Wynn’s mother.

After the divorce, Celeste lived with the mentally unstable isabelle. They stayed with her grandmother, Betty Klein, and her uncle, Ivan Rodriguez-

Over the years, Ivan’s company declined while the Locket family’s business flourished.

It was said that to make up for Wynn’s childhood hardships Harvey spared no expense in ensuring she had the best of everything. Thus, he invested heavily in her upbringing.

And Wynn didn’t end up becoming a disappointment. In fact, she’d excelled.

The once–illegitimate Wynn became a legitimate heiress. She radiated an air of wealth and sophistication that surpassed even Celeste’s when she was the rightful heiress.

Celeste had thought that this would be her only encounter with Wynn, and they wouldn’t cross paths again. Yet, fate seemed to favor Wynn.

he never saw her. From the moment

“Are you okay, Celeste?”

her pale face

reality, Celeste

be divorced. Whom he loved was no longer her

didn’t dwell on

her phone rang. Her best friend, Lottie Cruz, called to

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Chapter 7

her car keys, and left

she

girl emerge from the parking lot. The child’s

should be attending school in Andostan. Could it be that she had

Andostan was still ongoing and would take time to conclude. She had assumed his return was a brief trip to

expected Jordyn to have come back as

from the fact that she had seen Trevor earlier that day, they must have returned at least a day ago, However, Jordyn hadn’t called to tell her

her bag tightly, Celeste watched Jordyn’s cheerful, skipping figure

reached a corner in the lobby, Wynn appeared at the end of the hallway, accompanied

she heard Jordyn cry out Wynn’s name happily and ran toward her.

a plant and the chair’s backrest to remain out

my! I didn’t know you were back in the country too,”

day before

so much work. You’re amazing, Jo. I love it so much. Thank you!” Wynn

snuggled against Wynn, her tone affectionate. “It’s been a whole week since I saw you, Wynn. I missed you

footsteps approached

knew it was Trevor. Even without seeing him, she could tell from the sound of his measured

which she had waited for him daily, she could recognize

maintained his calm and aloof composure as though nothing could ever rattle him. At least, that was what she had once believed–until Wynn came

thoughts, Celeste heard Jordyn call