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.

tried, he never saw her.

“Are you okay, Celeste?”

pale

to reality, Celeste replied,

Trevor would soon be divorced. Whom he

Celeste didn’t dwell on Trevor or

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

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Chapter 7

up her work, grabbed her

later, she arrived at

she walked toward 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

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

she knew Trevor’s work in Andostan was still ongoing and would take time to

hadn’t expected Jordyn to have come back as

that day, they must have returned at least a day ago, However, Jordyn hadn’t called

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

lobby, Wynn appeared at the end of the hallway, accompanied by a few of Trevor’s friends. Celeste quickly

out Wynn’s name happily and ran

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

were

back. We came back the day before

Trevor made this? It must have been so much work. You’re amazing, Jo. I love it so much. Thank you!” Wynn responded

her tone affectionate. “It’s been a whole week since I saw you, Wynn. I missed you so much. If I hadn’t called you every day, I wouldn’t have lasted

footsteps approached from the

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

she had waited for him daily, she could recognize

aloof composure as though nothing could ever rattle him. At least, that was what she had once

out of her thoughts, Celeste heard Jordyn call out,