The Breaking Point of Love

Feeling embarrassed, Celeste’s face flushed immediately. She adjusted the collar that Shanice had tugged..

Beck’s expression darkened in that instant. After he snapped back to his senses, he turned around and shifted his Baze,

The nanny, who had been standing aside, was mortified as well.

Luckily, they were the only ones there; otherwise, it would have been even more awkward.

The nanny quickly helped Celeste adjust her clothes.

Celeste was reserved, and she had never revealed so much of her body to any man other than Trevor.

What made it worse was that the man before her was Trevor’s good friend. That made her especially uncomfortable.

After adjusting her clothes, she uttered in an unnatural tone, “I have something to do, so I’ll leave first.”

Only then did Beck turn around and face Celeste. “I’m sorry

Shanice knew she had done something wrong and thought she had upset Celeste. She looked at Celeste with teary eyes and softly apologized, “Ms. Rodriguez, I’m sorry…”

Celeste knew it wasn’t intentional and didn’t want to be too harsh on Shanice. Hence, she could only brush it off.” It’s okay. I know you didn’t do it on purpose.”

Then, she smiled and waved at Shanice before entering the elevator.

Beck watched as the elevator door closed. He spoke to Shanice, who was in his arms, “Shanice, you can’t do that in the future. Understand?”

Shanice nodded firmly. “I understand…”

Since Celeste had to go to the Fleming Manor for dinner, she left at around 4:00 pm after the group activity. Matthias walked her to the parking lot. “Drive safe, Celeste,” he reminded.

“Got it.”

As they were talking, a car slowly approached them.

Celeste didn’t notice the car at first. The car’s backseat window gradually rolled down, and Shanice poked her head out of the window. She waved at Celeste. “Goodbye, Ms. Rodriguez!”

She gave Shanice a faint smile. “Goodbye, Shanice.”

saw Beck staring at her. Then, she gave him a quick nod as a greeting. Beck, too, nodded at her. He cast a glance at Matthias, who was standing beside Celeste, and shifted his

his chin, he remarked, “Why

Why would

know the reason,

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felt like Beck was examining

thought something was going on between us, so he

smile waned a little. She replied nonchalantly, “Trust me, it has

this.”

had a great relationship with Wynn

Beck would rather see Trevor

have something romantic going on with the others and leave Trevor

in the car and

when she arrived at

one there other than the

arrived, she went to

Celeste was on her

was common for Trevor not to return in the same car with Celeste, so

unusual for Jordyn not to return

healed, and after she had a meal with

no idea where Jordyn and Trevor went for this

feel the

Martha and answered, “They should be

reality, she was uncertain whether they

something similar happen the last time when they went to the hot

hearing what Celeste had said. She believed that Celeste was aware

in the manor, When it was

they still not

didn’t make it to the

said, “Cel,

out her