The Breaking Point of Love

The Scent of 13

Chapter 13

It was Teagan’s voice.

Celeste turned toward the source and saw both Teagan and Trevor.

She stopped in her tracks.

Trevor was smoking in silence.

The distance between them was too far, and with Trevor standing against the light, Celeste couldn’t make out his expression.

Teagan said, “Honestly, I understand. I’ve met Wynn a few times. She’s only 25 and already has a PhD from one of the top universities in the world. I hear she’s also handling her family’s business quite well.

“She’s beautiful, wild, and untamed. Her brilliance and allure are rare. I get why she’d attract you. But her background is… less than respectable. Trevor, have you really thought this through? You

Trevor cut her off. “I know what kind of woman I want.”

Teagan frowned. While she didn’t think highly of Celeste, she wasn’t impressed by Wynn either.

“But-“she began, but the displeasure in Trevor’s eyes stopped her short.

She scoffed. “Fine, fine. You’re so protective; I can’t even say a word. I’ll shut up, okay?”

Celeste stood there, clutching her hands, the night wind stinging her cheeks. She let out a bitter chuckle and lost all interest in eavesdropping further.

Quietly, she turned to leave.

As Celeste walked away, Teagan seemed to recall something. “Oh, by the way, Celeste mentioned she’s submitted her resignation and plans to leave the company?”

Trevor replied, “Jacob told me she made a mistake two days ago, and he was pretty upset. I told him to follow company protocol and terminate her.”

Teagan snorted and said, “That explains it. When she mentioned it earlier, she made it sound like she was resigning voluntarily. I knew there was no way she’d willingly quit. Turns out she got fired. Ha!”

Trevor didn’t respond, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

room when she almost collided with Tucker, who was coming down. Both of

regained their composure, Tucker apologized first and

was the only member of the Fleming family

shook her head and

Celeste and Trevor got married, Tucker was just a kid and didn’t understand much of what had happened. Over the years, he’d always thought Celeste was beautiful and kind. After their marriage, she had never started arguments with

Celeste, Tucker thought, he’d treat her with nothing but care. Thus, even after he grew up and learned the full story, he was

that she seemed slightly upset, he figured it had to

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head and said sincerely, “Celeste, you’re a wonderful person. Trevor

didn’t want to explain that she and Trevor were on the brink of divorce, so she smiled and said, “Thank

downstairs to grab a drink.

Goodnight,” Celeste replied with

the di

only the dim bedside lamp on, and lay down. Not long after, she heard Trevor’s footsteps as he entered the

her eyes and met

She stared at him.

would’ve gotten up to hang his jacket, cheerfully found his pajamas, and

and attention, Trevor noticed the stark difference in her behavior. He seemed surprised but dismissed it, assuming she was

didn’t care enough to figure out why and stated coolly, “Jo’s enrollment paperwork is finalized.

“Got it.”

the closet to grab his clothes for a

was how he

when they could finalize it, but Trevor was busy.

all, he wanted the divorce more than she did. That was why, for the past two weeks,

then, Trevor’s phone

saw him answer it. His tone was noticeably softer compared to when he

she had suspected, whatever Wynn said on the other end

hurried out of the

Moments later, she heard the

left Fleming

closed her eyes, calmly turned off the light,

she needed to take Jordyn to school. Trevor hadn’t returned