Chapter 270

Jordyn shook her head and said, “She picked up.”

Trevor held her in his arms, gently rubbing her temple with his thumb as he gazed at her eyebrows and eyes that resembled his own. “She picked up, but you’re still not happy?”

Jordyn furrowed her little brows. “I’m happy, but…”

She hadn’t spoken to her mom in so long. Now that she had finally called, she was indeed happy, but….

Trevor asked, “But what?”

Jordyn mumbled, “But I also feel a little unhappy.”

“That sounds pretty deep,” Trevor propped his chin up and chuckled. “You probably just miss your mom since you haven’t seen her in so long. Once she’s done with work she’ll spend more time with you.”

Jordyn nodded, but she still pouted. “But Mom is so busy. She said she won’t have time for me until next month

“Then we’ll wait together until next month, okay?”

“Okay.”

Jordyn was getting sleepy. After chatting for a bit longer, she yawned, climbed down from his arms, and went back

to her room to rest.

It was the day before the Ember Festival.

The morning was almost over, but Queenie and Tucker still hadn’t seen any sign of Celeste.

On New Year’s Day, Lincoln had returned home to visit Martha, but Celeste hadn’t come back at all. Queenie had assumed that something major had happened with the Rodriguez family.

when Martha was discharged from the hospital, Celeste was absent as well.

Celeste’s affection for her son, Queenie had never thought she would be willing to go through with

But today was different.

how busy she was or how serious things were at the Rodriguez family, she should

back her curiosity any longer and asked, “Have you and

about Celeste’s absence over the past two days. But upon hearing Queenie’s question, he

a sip of tea and replied calmly, “Not yet, but

widened. So, were

after all these years, he had assumed they would just

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never thought they would actually go through

Queenie looked at Trevor

no love in the marriage,

But Wynn….

when Trevor, seemingly pressing what was on

With that, he left.

Queenie frowned. “You-”

the time they finished dinner, the sky had

to

Celeste paused.

never video–call her without

reason

enough, Shanice’s little face immediately appeared on the

“Ms. Celeste!”

smiled. “Shanice, Happy

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