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Chapter 247

Chapter 247

Celeste placed the cake box into the fridge.

Just as Jordyn finished her bath, her phone rang.

It was Trevor who called.

She answered the call. “Dad?”

“I just received a message from your grandpa, and he’s coming back in the afternoon tomorrow. I’ll send someone to pick you up after school, and we’ll have dinner at home. Go tell your mom about this.”

Trevor’s father, Lincoln Fleming, worked for the government.

He was usually busy working, and he seldom had time to visit his family.

The night Martha took a fall, Lincoln rushed back at dawn but left again before the sun even rose.

Now, with her still in the hospital, Lincoln arranged for two days off so he could return and spend New Year’s Day with her.

Upon hearing what Trevor had just said, Jordyn replied, “Okay, got it.”

After speaking, she suddenly remembered that Trevor had said “pick you up” on the phone–not “pick you both up“.

meant Celeste wasn’t part of

and asked, “Are you not joining us,

the past, whenever Lincoln came home, Martha would always insist that Celeste and Jordyn join the gathering at the Fleming Manor–whether or not

young age, Jordyn

answer,

“Okay then.”

the call on speakerphone, so Celeste

first time she learned that

Trevor were already in the middle

reason for her to go

was clearly on the same

chance to say anything, he had already offered a

another word, Trevor ended the

Beck and his company’s core engineers came

had been extremely cooperative, sparing Celeste

treated him with more courtesy than

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arrived, she set aside

phone rang about

was Trevor who had

excused himself and went

two seconds after

the words had fully settled, Trevor suddenly added, “My father’s back and will be home for dinner tonight. I’ll have to rely on you