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.
gifts were given, they all
filled with warmth and
was all smiles,
And yet…
a fleeting loneliness could be
today was, above all, a day for a
like this, there was one
Celeste avert her
atmosphere light,
closer ties to the
had reserved for dinner
that the birthday
aside, looking bored. Hence, he
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that, Celeste knew Jordyn
in the Rodriguez residence and didn’t
her mind was clearly
sent several texts to Wynn in a row today. However, Wynn seeined
all went to the
slowly arriving at
the guest said, “Apologies,
didn’t insist,
they thought it was
business partners handed over their gifts and then left. On top of that, several guests opted to have
it seemed that the majority of the reserved
all, it was such a joyous occasion with a well–prepared birthday feast. Betty would probably be
if the guest had decided to leave
was just that his expression would certainly
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