Chapter 12

Martha sighed, feeling helpless. She thought Celeste lacked assertiveness and always let Trevor have his way. This. caused her to miss out on countless opportunities to improve their relationship. That was why, after all these years, there had been no progress between them.

However, since Celeste had spoken, Martha didn’t press further.

Once dinner officially began, the family chatted as they ato. The atmosphere was lively. Celeste, however, spoke very little and quietly focused on her meal.

From the moment Trevor entered Fleming Manor until now, over ten minutes had passed. Still, he and Celeste hadn’t exchanged a single word. There had been no interaction whatsoever.

This was typical of their relationship. Everyone else was used to it and didn’t find it unusual.

When Jordyn wanted to eat something, she usually relied on Celeste. However, by now, she was accustomed to asking Trevor to get what she wanted for her instead.

But when she wanted to eat shrimp, she instinctively looked at Celeste. In the past, Celeste would always peel shrimp for her and Trevor.

“Mom, I want some shrimp,” Jordyn whined.

Even though Celeste had decided to divorce Trevor and didn’t plan to fight for custody of Jordyn, she was still her daughter. It was her duty to care for her and fulfill her needs whenever possible. I

Upon hearing her request, Celeste responded, “Alright.”

She set down her fork and began peeling the shrimp for Jordyn

Martha glanced at her hands and suddenly paused. “Cel, where’s your ring?”

At that, everyone–including Trevor–looked at Celeste’s hand.

wedding, Celeste had always worn the ring Martha had prepared for them despite their icy and loveless marriage. In contrast, Trevor had never worn his wedding ring–not even

  1. up.

Her attachment to the

noticed. After all, people didn’t normally pay close attention to others‘ hands.

quickly resumed peeling the shrimp with a composed expression. She explained, “I hurried out this morning and accidentally

the divorce papers. She had placed it in the same envelope. that held the divorce papers. But since she and

She smiled

shifted back to normal, and

group moved to the living room for desser. Martha, ever eager to bring Celeste and Trevor closer, arranged

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even glance at Celeste. Celeste didn’t want to sit next to him but didn’t want to outright refuse Martha either, so

they had sat to each other in months. She could smell the faint, familiar scent of his cologne, but her heart remained calm. She focused on her dessert, taking small bites of

looked at

striking couple. Trevor was tall and handsome, while Celeste was demure and

Martha’s enthusiasm even though they thought she was just

Martha’s wishes, everyone stayed overnight in Fleming

Trevor accompanied Martha to

wanted to bathe and sleep. Celeste went

looked at Celeste and hesitantly asked, “Mom, are you busy

her to school the next day, she secretly wished Wynn could

slightly in disappointment upon hearing that She

didn’t press

gently. Once her hair was dry, Jordyn yawned and said she wanted

noticed her gaze lingering on her phone, so she reminded her, “You can look at it for a little while, but you need to sleep by 9:30 pm. Don’t stay

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