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.

grown up together. But no matter how hard she tried, he never saw her. From the moment he

“Are you okay, Celeste?”

pale face

back to reality, Celeste replied,

would soon be divorced. Whom he loved was

Celeste didn’t dwell on Trevor or

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

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Chapter 7

her work, grabbed her car keys, and left

later, she arrived

little girl emerge from the parking lot. The child’s

is she back here? She should be attending school in Andostan. Could it be

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

to have come back

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

Jordyn’s cheerful, skipping figure and

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

heard Jordyn cry out Wynn’s name happily

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

didn’t know you were back in the

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

this? It must have been so much work. You’re

like it.” Jo snuggled against Wynn, 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,

approached

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

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

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

Celeste