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Miles was really starting to doubt reality.

Just then, Martha came up in the elevator and said, “Dinner is ready. Cel has already gone downstairs. Why are you two still sitting here? Come down and eat.”

Miles snapped back to his senses. “Oh! Got it, coming”

Trevor also stood up.

Downstairs, Jordyn was happily sitting on the sofa, leaning against Celeste and chatting with her. Celeste just sat beside her, watching and listening attentively.

It was a warm and loving mother–daughter moment.

But when Miles remembered that Celeste had given up custody of Jordyn without a word, the scene before him suddenly felt incredibly fake.

Martha was still unaware of the divorce. She smiled and called out to Celeste and Jordyn, “Cel, Jo, come eat.”

Celeste and Jordyn responded in unison, “Okay, coming.”

Jordyn held onto Celeste’s fingers, happily leading her toward the dining room.

he was already here, he sat down beside Trevor at the dinner

When I saw you come in earlier,

Grandma! I’m claiming all this meat

Martha laughed. “Alright, alright.”

food for Jordyn, deboning her fish

glance, nothing seemed out of the

But…

help but take a closer

shot him a

This made Miles freeze.

because he, Trevor, and Beck were particularly close, Celeste had always tried to get along with him and Beck. But they had

never gave up

made

smile.

a stranger with no connection to her. That was when he realized–Celeste’s attitude toward Jordyn seemed to have changed

attentive. But the deep affection in her

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only detachment. That couldn’t be

her change in attitude toward him. After all, no one would keep throwing themselves at people who