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.”

a moment when she 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

remarked, “Why do I feel like he

“Really? Why

know

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felt like

“Maybe he thought something was going on between us, so he has to keep an extra eye. on

replied nonchalantly, “Trust me, it

this.”

great relationship

would rather see Trevor and Wynn

with the others and leave Trevor alone, so why would Beck be

in the

had settled in completely when she arrived at the

was the only one there other

Celeste had arrived,

Celeste was on her own.

for Trevor not to return in the same car with Celeste, so Martha didn’t

was unusual for Jordyn not to return with Celeste,

had healed, and after she had a meal with Jordyn at the villa,

where Jordyn and Trevor went for this weekend, or who

the need

at Martha and answered, “They should be here

reality, she was uncertain whether they would make it

something similar happen the last time when they went

ask further after hearing what Celeste had said. She believed that Celeste was aware of Trevor and Jordyn’s

When it was almost 7:30 pm, Trevor

they still not here

Trevor didn’t make it to

“Cel, try

could only take out her phone and give Trevor