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
was all smiles,
And yet…
so often, a fleeting loneliness could be seen in her
Ivan, and the rest understood that today was, above
an important day like this, there was one noticeable
avert her gaze,
the atmosphere
closer ties to the Rodriguez family started
had reserved for dinner
the birthday party would truly
Rodriguez, noticed Jordyn sitting aside, looking bored. Hence, he tenderly rubbed her cheeks and asked, “What are you doing, Jo? You seem lost
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Chapter 123
hearing that, Celeste knew Jordyn was
words. She stayed in the
her mind was clearly
in a row today. However, Wynn seeined to be busy too because she barely texted her
afternoon, they all went to
arriving at around
guided the guests to their seats. Hesitating for a moment, the guest said, “Apologies, Mr. Rodriguez.
understood and didn’t insist, knowing
it was just
over their gifts and then left. On top of that, several guests opted to have their secretaries bring
that the majority of the
a joyous occasion with a well–prepared birthday feast. Betty would probably be
the guest had
just that his expression
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