Jordyn didn’t notice the indifference in Celeste’s tone. She breathed out a sigh of relief upon hearing what Celeste had just said.

Ivan handed his gift to Betty, and Celeste followed afterward.

The first gift she gave Betty was an embroidery painting. “Grandma had Trevor help prepare this painting for you.

Betty took the painting, unfolded it, and examined it for a while. It was exactly what she wanted. Smiling with satisfaction, she said, “How considerate of her.”

. Next, Celeste handed the emerald jewelry set to Betty. “This is from Trevor.”

The jewelry set was of exceptional quality.

Betty liked it a lot.

– However, since it was a gift from Trevor, she closed the box and put it away right after she took a glance at it. She

remarked in a neutral tone, “It looks lovely. Pass along my thanks to him for me.”

She never asked whether Trevor would come to celebrate her birthday.

She didn’t care enough to ask, nor did she want to.

Celeste knew Betty wasn’t fond of Trevor. She’d have definitely defended Trevor in the

But now, she no longer spoke up for him. She took out the gift she had

past.

ed for Betty and handed it to her.

It was just as Celeste had expected–among all the gifts Betty received, she loved the set of exquisite scholar’s writing set from Celeste the most.

Betty had it in her hand, admiring it nonstop. Immediately, she went to the study and wrote a piece of calligraphy.

were given, they all sat down

breakfast was filled with

was all smiles,

And yet…

a fleeting loneliness could be seen in

understood that today was, above all, a

day like this, there

Celeste avert her gaze, her

the atmosphere light,

closer ties to the Rodriguez family started to

hotel they had reserved for dinner in the evening as

the birthday party

Jordyn sitting aside, looking bored. Hence, he tenderly rubbed her cheeks and asked, “What are you doing, Jo? You seem lost in

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that, Celeste knew

Trevor’s words. She stayed in the Rodriguez

her mind was clearly

today. However, Wynn seeined to be busy too

the afternoon, they all

guests were slowly arriving

the guests to their seats. Hesitating for a moment, the guest said, “Apologies, Mr. Rodriguez. I have

didn’t insist, knowing the guest had

it

a lot of business partners handed over their gifts and then left. On top of that, several guests opted to

seemed that the majority of the reserved

was disappointing to see this. After all, it was such a joyous occasion with a well–prepared birthday feast. Betty would probably be

could understand if the guest had decided to leave

that his expression

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