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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