The Breaking Point of Love

Chapter 34

As Celeste stepped out of the kitchen, she caught sight of Trevor lounging on the couch in the living room, engrossed in a newspaper. He briefly glanced her way before going back to his reading.

Celeste paused. In the past, she would have sat nearby and spent time with him without disturbing him. But now, they had nothing to say to each other.

Reflecting on this, she turned and headed upstairs, with Trevor making no attempt to stop her. Celeste felt a twinge of confusion. She had expected him to confront her and Matthias about “bullying” Wynn. Yet, he’d remained silent.

Jordyn woke up as Celeste went upstairs. She looked weak and came out of the room to look for Celeste. “Mom, I’m hungry. Is the chicken noodle soup ready?”

Celeste replied, “It’s almost done. Are you still having a fever?”

Jordyn grinned. “Not anymore.”

Celeste felt relieved and returned to the kitchen. After five or six minutes, she emerged with a smile, announcing, “Jo, the chicken noodle soup is ready.”

the chicken noodle soup into a bowl and glanced at

is there only one

unaware that Trevor wanted to eat. Before she could speak, Hannah smiled and

intended to eat it herself, but she’d decided to prepare a larger batch. Since Jordyn

removed his watch, delicately holding the spoon to stir the

bite, a satisfied smile spread across her face. “I haven’t had this in ages.

“You can eat

“Yeah.”

Trevor, sitting across from her, was

her. She asked

upon noticing her pale, bloodless complexion, she agreed. “Alright.” Jordyn had one bowl of soup, and Trevor didn’t eat much either. The chicken noodle soup in the pot was left unfinished when they left

on showering despite having just recovered from a fever. Celeste was worried she’d catch a cold

She had expected him to have removed all her belongings. Yet, when she looked around,