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Trevor didn’t think much of it. He assumed that Celeste had gone back to the Rodriguez residence.
As he entered the bathroom, he suddenly remembered that Celeste typically brought Jordyn with her whenever she visited Betty. But this time, she hadn’t done so.
Could she have gone somewhere else?
Perhaps something urgent had happened at the Rodriguez residence. Flashes of Jacob’s remarks from earlier that day crossed his mind, confirming his suspicions,
Trevor paused for a moment but ultimately decided not to concern himself with it.
The next morning, Trevor said to Jordyn over breakfast, “Your enrollment process is complete. You’ll start school tomorrow morning.”
“Got it.” Jordyn scrunched her nose. “Can you take me to school tomorrow, Dad?”
“I might not have time.”
“Alright then.” Her eyes lit up. “I’ll call Wynn later and ask her to take me to school.”
Before Trevor could respond, his phone rang. It was a call from Fleming Manor.
When he answered, he heard Martha’s voice come from the other end. “I heard you’re back in the country?” “Yeah.”
“Did Jordyn come back with you?”
“Yes.”
“I haven’t seen her in so long. I miss her. Bring her and Celeste over for dinner tonight.”
“Sure.”
Martha then added, “Where’s Celeste? Let me speak with her.”
“She’s not here.”
“At this time of day? Where could she be?”
“Probably at the Rodriguez residence.”
“Probably? You’re her husband, and you don’t even know where she is?”
Trevor remained silent.
deeply before
was only then that Trevor softened his tone slightly, though he changed the subject. “Have
me
chuckled lightly and continued eating
been resolute in his decisions. The current state of his marriage to Celeste was already a significant concession
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Chapter 10
“Fine I have nothing more to say to you,
“Okay. See you tonight.”
Ugh!” Martha hung
caught the tail end of the conversation
“Your great–grandmother,”
Trevor added, “She wants to have dinner with us
seen Nana in
at his phone and
the Rodriguez residence
Trevor
she no longer felt any joy or
screen
hesitating briefly, she answered the call.
to Fleming Manor for dinner tonight,”
Alright, sure,” Celeste agreed.
then added, “You can pick up Jordyn and
Besides, even if she went to
in such a
driver take
rush hour, this was indeed the most convenient
of Jordyn and never found it burdensome. Upon hearing her response, Trevor was
After all, it was
he said and hung
time, Jordyn knew who had been on the other end of
“Yeah”
Mom is coming with
“Yes”
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to see Celeste or didn’t miss her. In fact, she hadn’t seen Celeste in a
weeks.
of longing.
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