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.

they all sat down for

was filled with warmth and

all smiles, clearly

And yet…

often, a fleeting loneliness

was, above all, a

like

Celeste avert her gaze, her eyes

keep the atmosphere light, no one

closer ties

reserved for dinner in the evening as

the birthday party would truly

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

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knew Jordyn was

did obey Trevor’s words. She stayed in the

her mind

sent several texts to Wynn in a row today. However, Wynn seeined to

they all went to

were slowly arriving at around 6:00

for a moment, the guest said, “Apologies, Mr. Rodriguez. I have a banquet to attend today. I’ll just have a glass of

and didn’t insist, knowing

they thought it was just an

On top of that, several guests opted to have their

the current situation, it seemed that the majority of the

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

guest had

was just that his expression

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