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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