The Breaking Point of Love

The two colleagues beside Celeste stole glances at Wynn and hurriedly stepped back, pressing themselves against the wall.

Wynn noticed Celeste too but quickly looked away. Her expression was indifferent, and she acted as if Celeste didn’t exist. She stepped into the elevator with the managers surrounding her.

As the elevator doors closed, Celeste’s two colleagues breathed a sigh of relief before resuming their excited gossip.

“That must’ve been Mr. Fleming’s girlfriend, right? Wow, she’s stunning! Look at all those designer labels–what she’s wearing must cost a fortune! As expected of someone from an affluent family. She’s so confident and poised. Compared to us ordinary people, she’s on a different level!

“Exactly!”

They turned to Celeste and asked quietly, “What do you think, Celeste?”

Lowering her eyes, Celeste answered lightly, “Yeah, you’re right.”

Wynn was, in fact, the illegitimate daughter of Harvey Locket, Celeste’s birth father.

Well, the term “illegitimate” wasn’t entirely accurate after some changes took place.

When Celeste was eight, Harvey was unwilling to let Wynn and her mother suffer any longer. He had insisted on divorcing Celeste’s mother, Isabelle Rodriguez, to marry Wynn’s mother.

After the divorce, Celeste lived with the mentally unstable isabelle. They stayed with her grandmother, Betty Klein, and her uncle, Ivan Rodriguez-

Over the years, Ivan’s company declined while the Locket family’s business flourished.

It was said that to make up for Wynn’s childhood hardships Harvey spared no expense in ensuring she had the best of everything. Thus, he invested heavily in her upbringing.

And Wynn didn’t end up becoming a disappointment. In fact, she’d excelled.

The once–illegitimate Wynn became a legitimate heiress. She radiated an air of wealth and sophistication that surpassed even Celeste’s when she was the rightful heiress.

Celeste had thought that this would be her only encounter with Wynn, and they wouldn’t cross paths again. Yet, fate seemed to favor Wynn.

he never saw her. From the moment he met Wynn, he had fallen for

“Are you okay, Celeste?”

her pale

reality, Celeste replied,

Trevor would soon be divorced. Whom he

Celeste didn’t dwell

overtime until it was nearly 9:00 pm. Just as she was finishing up her tasks, her phone rang. Her best friend, Lottie Cruz, called to say she was drunk and needed

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grabbed her car keys, and left the

minutes later, she arrived at

saw a little girl emerge from the parking

attending school in Andostan. Could it be that

confidential company documents, she knew Trevor’s work in Andostan was still ongoing and would take time to conclude. She had assumed his

expected Jordyn to have

had seen Trevor earlier that day, they must have returned at least a day ago, However, Jordyn hadn’t called to

watched Jordyn’s cheerful, skipping figure and

at the end of the hallway,

name happily and ran toward her. She

down on a nearby couch, positioning herself behind a plant and the chair’s backrest to remain

know you were back in the country

day before your birthday, so we wouldn’t miss it. This is the necklace Dad and I

you and Trevor made this? It must have been so much work. You’re amazing, Jo. I love it so much.

like it.” Jo snuggled against Wynn, her tone affectionate. “It’s been a whole week since I saw you, Wynn. I missed you so much. If I hadn’t called you every day, I wouldn’t have lasted in Andostan… “I missed

then, footsteps approached from the

Trevor. Even without seeing him,