The Scent of 45

Chapter 45

After walking some distance, Lottie looked at Celeste with concern. “Cel…”

Celeste shook her head and said lightly, “I’m fine.”

From the moment Harvey had divorced her mother, he had stopped being her father. (1

What pained her was how her presence had added to her uncle’s burdens.

As for Trevor’s favoritism.

Thinking about how Trevor only cared about Wynn, how ruthless he was toward Matthias and Ivan for Wynn’s sake, and how he had never considered her feelings, it felt like a knife was stabbing into her heart.

The pain was unbearable.

“Cel…” Lottie hugged her, feeling her own heart break for her dear friend.

Celeste forced a smile but didn’t say anything.

It was fine. She had already decided to move on. She just needed a little time. She could do it.

“Want to grab a drink?” Lottie thought Celeste needed to relax.

But, Celeste shook her head. “No.”

going home to work on her data. That was when she could truly calm down, relax, and regain her sense

Lottie

two of them headed to the parking lot. Just before getting into the car, Celeste’s phone

faint smile on Celeste’s face quickly faded. She paused for two

the other end, Jordyn whined,

and instead

bored being home alone. Mom, can you

and Wynn had things to do.

with her and listen gently as she

hoping she would come

indifferently, “I have things to

so she had a responsibility to fulfill her child’s needs as much as possible. But she also had her

now, she wasn’t in a good mood and

a little

me if you need

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up sullenly, Jordyn felt

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Chapter 45

that moment, Trevor came back home. Seeing her

Mom and asked her to come home and keep

delicate face into the soft pillow. “She has

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