The Breaking Point of Love

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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.

and Trevor had grown up together. But no matter how hard she tried, he never saw her. From

“Are you okay, Celeste?”

colleagues noticed her pale

back to reality, Celeste replied,

would soon be divorced. Whom he loved was

day, Celeste didn’t dwell

worked overtime until it was nearly 9:00 pm. Just as she was finishing up her tasks, her phone rang. Her best friend, Lottie Cruz, called to say she was drunk and needed celeste to pick her up from

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grabbed her car keys, and

she

she walked toward the entrance, she saw a little girl emerge from the parking lot. The child’s side profile made her

she back here? She should be attending school in Andostan. Could it be that she had returned to the country with

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

Jordyn to have come back

day, they must have returned at least a day

bag tightly, Celeste watched Jordyn’s cheerful, skipping figure and followed

the end of the hallway,

her hiding spot, she heard Jordyn cry out Wynn’s name happily and ran

couch, positioning herself behind a plant and the chair’s backrest to remain out of

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

course! Dad and I missed you so much, Wynn. Dad finished his work early just to bring me back. We came back the day before your birthday, so we wouldn’t miss it. This is the necklace Dad and I made for you.

been so much work. You’re amazing, Jo. I

since I saw you, Wynn. I missed you so much. If I hadn’t called you every day, I wouldn’t

approached

froze because she knew it was Trevor. Even without seeing him,

she had waited for him daily, she could recognize his footsteps anywhere. They were

composure as though nothing could ever rattle him. At least, that was what she had once believed–until Wynn came into the

out of her thoughts, Celeste heard Jordyn