The Scent of 24

Chapter 24

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The others exchanged glances.

For years, there had been rumors that Trevor had been married for some time, but no one knew who his wife was Some even said he was never married at all.

The truth remained unclear, and they dared not ask too many questions. Now that Trevor had casually mentioned having a daughter, many were surprised, But most didn’t dare to probe

After dinner, Jordyn continued waiting for Celeste to return home.

By 9:00 pm, after taking a shower, Jordyn was still anxiously awaiting. She kept listening for any sounds outside. When she heard a car approaching around 10:00 pm, she rushed downstairs excitedly.

“Mom-”

Her cheerful voice halted when she saw Trevor walking in instead.

“Dad?”

Trevor handed his coat to Peter and noticed the disappointment on Jordyn’s face. “What’s wrong?”

“I thought Mom was back…”

Trevor wasn’t bothered by the typical “kids only care about their mom” sentiment. He paused for a moment and said, “She’s not back yet?”

“Yeah…”

be busy. Didn’t she promise to take you to school tomorrow morning? Go to bed early, and

cheered up a little.

the study to take care of some work. By the time he was finished, it was already close to midnight. He had assumed that Celeste had returned while he was

to their room, he realized that Celeste still hadn’t come

going on

Trevor calmly

woke up early because she had to take Jordyn

the car entered the familiar neighborhood,

there for nearly seven years, and although it had only been about 20 days since she

nothing in the neighborhood had changed. Yet, Celeste already felt a

saw her and quickly came out to greet her. “Mrs. Fleming, you’re

form of address but

and asked, “Where’s

still be

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But Celeste didn’t pla upstairs herself. Instead, she had

have you had breakfast? It’s ready, would you

smiled faintly and shook her

“I see, okay then”

moment, Trevor

at him and merely gave him a brief nod

to go

steps, but before he could say anything, Jordyn came running down the stairs

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