The Breaking Point of Love

The Scent of 34

Chapter 34

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As Celeste stepped out of the kitchen, she caught sight of Trevor lounging on the couch in the living room, engrossed in a newspaper. He briefly glanced her way before going back to his reading.

Celeste paused. In the past, she would have sat nearby and spent time with him without disturbing him. But now, they had nothing to say to each other.

Reflecting on this, she turned and headed upstairs, with Trevor making no attempt to stop her. Celeste felt a twinge of confusion. She had expected him to confront her and Matthias about “bullying” Wynn. Yet, he’d remained silent.

Jordyn woke up as Celeste went upstairs. She looked weak and came out of the room to look for Celeste. “Mom, I’m hungry. Is the chicken noodle soup ready?”

Celeste replied, “It’s almost done. Are you still having a fever?”

Jordyn grinned. “Not anymore.”

the kitchen. After five or six minutes, she emerged with a smile, announcing, “Jo, the chicken noodle soup

chicken noodle soup into a bowl and glanced at the door. She was surprised

asked, “Mom, why is there only one bowl? Dad

she could speak,

intended to eat it herself, but she’d decided to prepare a larger batch. Since Jordyn

chicken noodle soup, she quietly sat down to enjoy her meal. Meanwhile, Trevor removed his watch, delicately holding the spoon to

satisfied smile spread across her face.

“You can eat it whenever

“Yeah.”

and paused without speaking. Trevor,

her. She asked coquettishly,

of soup, and Trevor didn’t eat much either. The chicken noodle

clean. She insisted on showering despite having just recovered from a fever. Celeste was

him to have removed all her belongings. Yet, when she looked around, she realized the room

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