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.

together. But no matter how hard she tried, he never saw

“Are you okay, Celeste?”

her pale face

reality, Celeste

soon be divorced. Whom he loved was no longer

dwell on Trevor or

until it was nearly 9:00 pm. Just as she was finishing up her tasks, her phone rang. Her best friend, Lottie

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her work, grabbed her

she arrived

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

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

have access to confidential company documents, she knew Trevor’s work in Andostan was still ongoing and would take time to conclude.

Jordyn to have

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

bag tightly, Celeste watched Jordyn’s

appeared at the end of the hallway, accompanied

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

positioning herself behind a plant and the chair’s

know you were

We came back the day before your birthday, so we wouldn’t miss

must have been so much work. You’re amazing, Jo. I love it so much. Thank you!” Wynn

I saw you, Wynn. I missed you so much. If I hadn’t called you

footsteps approached from the

froze because she knew it was Trevor. Even without seeing him, she could tell from the sound

close to seven years of being married to him, during which she 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 was what she had once

of her thoughts, Celeste