Trevor didn’t think much of it. He assumed that Celeste had gone back to the Rodriguez residence.

As he entered the bathroom, he suddenly remembered that Celeste typically brought Jordyn with her whenever she visited Betty. But this time, she hadn’t done so.

Could she have gone somewhere else?

Perhaps something urgent had happened at the Rodriguez residence. Flashes of Jacob’s remarks from earlier that day crossed his mind, confirming his suspicions,

Trevor paused for a moment but ultimately decided not to concern himself with it.

The next morning, Trevor said to Jordyn over breakfast, “Your enrollment process is complete. You’ll start school tomorrow morning.”

“Got it.” Jordyn scrunched her nose. “Can you take me to school tomorrow, Dad?”

“I might not have time.”

“Alright then.” Her eyes lit up. “I’ll call Wynn later and ask her to take me to school.”

Before Trevor could respond, his phone rang. It was a call from Fleming Manor.

When he answered, he heard Martha’s voice come from the other end. “I heard you’re back in the country?” “Yeah.”

“Did Jordyn come back with you?”

“Yes.”

“I haven’t seen her in so long. I miss her. Bring her and Celeste over for dinner tonight.”

“Sure.”

Martha then added, “Where’s Celeste? Let me speak with her.”

“She’s not here.”

“At this time of day? Where could she be?”

“Probably at the Rodriguez residence.”

“Probably? You’re her husband, and you don’t even know where she is?”

Trevor remained silent.

Martha sighed deeply before

was only then that Trevor softened his tone slightly, though he changed the

nonsense fills me

and continued eating his

always been resolute in his decisions. The current state of his marriage to Celeste was already a significant concession on his part. Given Trevor’s nature, she couldn’t push him too hard, even for

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a sigh, she said, “Fine I have nothing more to say to you, you stubborn

“Okay. See you tonight.”

hung up in

attention earlier, caught the tail end

“Your great–grandmother,”

Martha’s request, Trevor added, “She wants to have dinner with us

“Great! I haven’t seen Nana in

his phone and

breakfast at the Rodriguez

Trevor

no longer felt any joy

screen

briefly, she

to Fleming Manor

Alright, sure,” Celeste agreed.

pick up Jordyn and bring

didn’t want to return to his home. Besides, even if she went to pick up

in such a

driver take her. I’ll drive myself

be traveling during the rush hour,

care of Jordyn and never found it

After all, it

he said and

been on the other end of

“Yeah”

with us to Nana’s

“Yes”

her. In fact, she hadn’t seen Celeste in a long time,

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