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.

she tried, he never saw her.

“Are you okay, Celeste?”

pale face and felt

reality, Celeste

Whom he loved was no longer

dwell on Trevor

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

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Chapter 7

wrapped up her work, grabbed her car keys, and

later, she arrived at

from the parking lot. The child’s

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

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

to have come

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

Jordyn’s cheerful, skipping figure and followed her

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

heard Jordyn cry out Wynn’s name happily and ran toward her. She threw herself

herself behind a plant and the chair’s backrest to remain out

didn’t know you were back in the country

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. Happy

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

a whole week since I saw you, Wynn. I missed you so

then, footsteps approached from the

seeing him, she could

being married to him, during which she had waited for him daily, she could recognize his footsteps anywhere. They were steady and unhurried, much

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

of her thoughts, Celeste heard Jordyn call out,