The Breaking Point of Love

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Celeste drove off after the meal with Beck and Shanice. On the way home, she received a call from Lottie.

“Cel, where are you? I’m exhausted! Hurry up and come pick me up for dinner.”

Celeste didn’t mention that she had already eaten. “Where are you?“”

“Yorkshire Garden,” Lottie said. “It’s that classical courtyard–style residential complex developed a few years ago. I’ve been here all morning with my aunt, looking at houses. I’m dead tired.”

“Okay.”

After hanging up, Celeste adjusted her GPS and headed toward Yorkshire Garden.

About ten minutes later, Lottie called again. “Damn! Guess who I just

ran into?”

Celeste paused. Lately, there was only one person who could make Lottie curse

right off the bat.

“Trevor and Wynn with her whole family! He’s here showing the Locket family around!”

Celeste’s expression remained unchanged as she

the reason he had left Jordyn home alone today was because he was busy showing

The Shaw family had already settled into their new home. If the Locket family planned to stay in Baumond, they would need to buy

Yorkshire Garden, Celeste parked her car and sent Lottie her

that she would be out in

she was. She said she wanted to stop by the sales office to

her the location.

out of the car, she spotted Erin,

lot.

smiling brightly,

the car, but the three of them entered

sales office, she ran into Trevor and Wynn. They were walking out surrounded by seven to

while Wynn, holding onto his arm, also gave her

indifferently. She walked past

whispered, “The houses here start at 300 million. I just heard from the staff that the villa Trevor bought for the Locket family is

with

heard that the reason they came here to buy a house

imperceptibly. No wonder Lilian had