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.

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

“Are you okay, Celeste?”

her pale face

reality,

and Trevor would soon be divorced. Whom he

didn’t dwell

up her tasks, her phone rang. Her best friend, Lottie Cruz, called to say she was drunk and needed

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Chapter 7

work, grabbed her car

she arrived at the

the entrance, she saw a little girl emerge from the parking lot. The child’s side profile made her stop in her tracks it was

be attending school in Andostan. Could it be that she had returned to the country

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

expected Jordyn to

had seen Trevor earlier that day, they must have returned at least a day ago, However, Jordyn hadn’t called to

tightly, Celeste watched Jordyn’s cheerful, skipping figure

appeared at the end of the hallway, accompanied by a

out Wynn’s name happily and ran toward

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

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

his work early just to bring me back. We came back the day before your birthday, so

you and Trevor made this? It must have been so much work. You’re amazing, Jo. I

week since I saw you, Wynn. I missed you

footsteps approached from

she knew it was Trevor. Even without seeing him,

had waited for him daily, she could recognize his footsteps anywhere. They were steady and unhurried, much

Trevor maintained his calm and aloof composure as though nothing could ever rattle him. At least, that

thoughts, Celeste heard Jordyn