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,

apologized first and asked

was the only member of the Fleming family

shook her head 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 Trevor and was always tolerant of

with nothing but care. Thus, even after he grew up and learned the full story, he was

he

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

Trevor were on the brink of divorce, so she smiled and said, “Thank you,

drink. It’s late.

Goodnight,” Celeste replied with

the di

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

eyes and

She stared at him.

jacket, cheerfully found his pajamas, and prepared a

stark difference in her behavior. He seemed surprised but dismissed

enough to figure out why and stated coolly, “Jo’s enrollment paperwork is finalized. Take her to

“Got it.”

turned toward the closet to grab his clothes for

was how he treated

thought of their divorce. She wanted to ask when they could finalize it, but Trevor was

the divorce more than she did. That was why, for the past two weeks, she had silently waited for him to bring it

Trevor’s

when he spoke to her on the phone. She immediately guessed it was

the other end made Trevor say, “I’ll come over

he immediately hurried out of

Moments later, she heard the sound of a car

had left Fleming

closed her eyes, calmly turned off

she needed to take Jordyn to