The Scent of 279

Chapter 279

Having worked non–stop for over a day and night, Celeste

ted down everything that needed to be documented

and sent it to Matthias. Finally, she made her way downstairs for breakfast.

After going through the materials she had sent, Matthias was so excited his hands trembled. “This is exactly it, Cel! It’s perfect!”

Rubbing her aching temples, Celeste replied, “I’m going to sleep for a bit. Let’s talk later.”

“Sure thing.”

Celeste slept until late aftemoon.

When she woke up, she found Jordyn playing with a puzzle in her room.

As soon as Jordyn saw Celeste, the former stood up. “Mom, you’re awake!”

Celeste nodded in reply.

“Are you thirsty, Mom? Should I get you a glass of water?”

Celeste paused for a second. “Yes, please.”

After pouring Celeste a glass of water, Jordyn went back to her own game.

Celeste watched as she played the puzzle, and she realized how much she had neglected her in the past few days due to her work.

But

the last day

work at YodaVision, and she’d have less

that in mind, she called,

around to look at her.

will your dad be

said not so soon,

you need

shook her head. “No, nothing. You go

“Okay.”

her glass of water, Celeste sent

back? I’m going to work tomorrow, and have no time to look after Jordyn. Come take her

she

back

Celeste left the

went to take a stroll with

call from Matthias

Chapter 270

were discussing and organizing some ideas, Celeste had the phone on speaker when

the stroll. She heard Celeste talking to someone, and the voice on the other end of the phone was completely unfamiliar to her. Feeling a little upet, she blurted out, “Who

“A friend of mine.”

“Oh…”

heard Jordyn’s voice,

he had seen her when she was young, or that he had even held

pm, and it wasn’t until then that they

the next day, Celeste went back to

developing the two projects she’d created last year, there had

intended to hire more people at

Matthias had been too busy

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