The Breaking Point of Love

The Scent of 108

Chapter 108

Celeste lightly covered her nose for a moment before casually letting go and taking a small step back, subtly increasing the distance between them.

Trevor didn’t seem to notice her small movements. He opened the invitation and glanced at it. “70th birthday?”

“Mm.” This time, she didn’t ask if he was free that evening, nor did she plead with him to make time for it. She simply said, “Please tell your parents.”

It was unclear whether Trevor noticed that she hadn’t asked him this time.

He glanced at her, then casually set the invitation aside and said, “Got it.” With that, he turned and walked into the bathroom.

Celeste looked at his back for a moment, then put away the hairdryer and headed to Jordyn’s room to help her shower.

By the time she finished washing Jordyn’s hair, drying it, and getting her ready for bed, nearly an hour had passed. Jordyn clung to her arm and snuggled into her embrace, asking, “Mom, can you sleep with me tonight?” Given the current state of things between her and Trevor, was that even a question?

Celeste returned to the master bedroom, gathered her things, and said to Trevor as she was leaving, “I’m sleeping in Jordyn’s room tonight.”

When he heard her, he simply responded with a hum without looking up, asking no further questions, nor making any attempt to

to school as requested, then headed to

busy with work over the past

asked her to go shopping with her that evening to pick out a

still hadn’t delivered

ending her call with Lottie, she

through, but no one

In fact, she didn’t like anyone from the Rodriguez family.

Celeste

call disconnected, she tried again. This time, it was directly declined. Celeste understood then–Teagan was intentionally avoiding her

didn’t mind. She

reason for her call and asking when she would be available to

the message, she didn’t bother checking for

Chapter 108

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evening, after dinner, Celeste and Lottie spent a long time shopping but couldn’t find a gift