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
was filled with warmth and
too, was all smiles, clearly
And yet…
often, a fleeting loneliness could be seen in her
that today was, above
like this, there was one noticeable
avert her gaze, her eyes
the atmosphere light, no one
with closer ties to
reserved for dinner in the evening
the birthday party would
Hence, he tenderly rubbed her
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knew Jordyn was
in the Rodriguez residence and
her mind
several texts to Wynn in a row today. However, Wynn
the afternoon, they all went
arriving at around
Hesitating for a moment, the guest said, “Apologies, Mr. Rodriguez. I have a banquet to attend today. I’ll just have a glass of water,
and didn’t insist, knowing the guest
it
over their gifts and then left. On
majority
was such a joyous occasion with a well–prepared birthday feast. Betty would probably be upset once
understand if the guest had decided to leave early for
was just that his expression would certainly be far from
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