The Breaking Point of Love

Chapter 5

Over the years, Matthias and Celeste had rarely seen each other. Yet, even from just a few encounters, Matthias could tell that she was no longer the confident and spirited person she had once been.

Matthias thought back to the Celeste he knew from the past He could never have associated the word “insecure” with that individual. He didn’t know much about Celeste’s marriage to Trevor, but he was completely clueless about her sorry state which was essentially an open secret.

He had his suspicions but didn’t voice them, Instead, he sincerely encouraged, “Falling behind for a time doesn’t matter. Your ability and talent surpass that of most geniuses. As long as you’re still passionate about this field, it’s never too late to start again.

“Don’t forget that you were our teacher’s favorite student throughout his entire career.”

Celeste smiled as she listened to him. “If he heard that, he’d probably scoff and say that he didn’t have much of a choice and could only settle on the least bad one.”

earlier that he

As she thought of her wise but sharp–tongued mentor, Celeste’s smile faltered. “I saw on the news.

also came back for the celebration. How has he been?”

“He’s doing well, though he’s often annoyed by us–his ever–disappointing students–popping up in front of him from time to time,” Matthias replied.

Celeste chuckled, her mind wandering back to the days when she toiled away working on thesis papers under her mentor every day.

“Come back, Cel,” Matthias urged.

Celeste gripped her cup tightly. After taking a deep breath, she nodded and said, “Alright.”

She had been passionate about artificial intelligence since she was a child, and she loved anything related to this field. But because of her love for Trevor, she had put her dream on hold for seven years.

It would take time to catch up after such a long absence. But she believed that with hard work, it wasn’t too late for her.

Matthias asked, “When do you think you’ll return?”

transition out of my current job. It might take a while,”

There’s

coming back, a little more time

meeting someone who’s supposedly a genius in algorithms. They just returned to the country recently. Since we bumped into each other, why

head. “I don’t know

“Alright.”

walking toward her. She had seen Teagen in the

Celeste greeted, “Hello, Teagan.”

respond to her polite greeting. She frowned hard instead. “What are you doing

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today.

that she graduated from Trellis College too. But aside from current students

was an unknown nobody like Celeste

didn’t embarrass the Fleming family,

said, “Nicholas says he misses your cooking. I’ll have someone send him over to you and Trevor

Jordyn. With her strained marriage and demanding career, Teagan had rarely been involved in her son’s life. Over the years, his rebelliousness had only grown, making it even

sent him over to Celeste and Trevor’s place over the

didn’t take Celeste seriously. Even Nicholas looked down on

best to care for Nicholas and didn’t chastise or correct him

felt the need to endure it. She rejected Teagan without hesitation. “I’m

to meaningful pursuits. After the divorce, she would have no ties to Trevor or his family. She wouldn’t waste her time on them

Celeste to refuse her. After all, Celeste had often humbled herself

something important going on. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have passed up the chance to curry

so important? Trevor and Jordyn aren’t even with you now.” Upon hearing this, Celeste couldn’t help but smile bitterly to herself. For years, she had abandoned her own Identity and centered her life around them. And now, this was how Teagan

Celeste

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