Mag-log inJordyn handed Celeste the gift Trevor had prepared for her—but just as Celeste reached out, Jordyn pulled it back and clung to her hand coquettishly. "Mom, look at my gift first!"Celeste paused. "...Alright."She opened the box as Jordyn watched eagerly.Inside was a neatly framed oil painting. The person in the painting was her. In the lower right corner, a line of small words read: "To my Mom, happy birthday."Celeste felt her heart jolt as if struck. Her hand froze midair, gripping the frame.Jordyn shook her hand gently. "I painted it half a month ago! Do you like it, Mom?"Snapping out of her reverie, Celeste looked at her daughter's hopeful face. Her emotions were a tangled mess, but she answered honestly, "I love it. You're getting really good at painting, sweetheart."Hearing that, Jordyn's face lit up with pure joy. "If you like it, I'll paint another one for you next time!""...Okay."Satisfied, Jordyn finally stuffed Trevor's gift into her hand. "Mom, I have to go
Celeste shook her head.Matthias asked, "Is it still because he's busy with work?""Mm."Matthias fell silent.Granted, Trevor's recent business ventures had been making waves, but no matter how busy he was, it didn't make sense that he couldn't spare even half an hour to finalize a divorce.If Matthias didn't already know the full story, he might've thought Trevor was deliberately dragging his feet. But knowing their situation, that was impossible.He patted Celeste's shoulder. "Then give it a few more days. If he still hasn't made time by the end of the reflection period, just file for divorce directly."Celeste nodded. "Okay."Although she said that, deep down, she didn't think it would come to that.…Two days later, it was Celeste's birthday.She woke up early that morning. Betty and Adeline were already busy in the kitchen, making pancakes and preparing cake.They had long since gotten her birthday gifts ready.When Celeste came downstairs, they handed them to her wi
Celeste didn't want to deal with Trevor, so she turned to Jordyn instead. "Jo, I still have things to handle tomorrow, so—"Jordyn immediately said, "Then we can just go home early tomorrow!"Celeste was speechless.She looked at Trevor. Her expression clearly said, "You started this, you fix it."Trevor caught her look and understood perfectly.He gave a small smile and didn't push her further. Instead, he patted Jordyn's head and said gently, "Since Mom has work tomorrow, let's head back for now. We'll come again next time to see the stars."Hearing that, Jordyn wasn't too disappointed. After all, she'd had an amazing day already. "Okay then," she said cheerfully.Before leaving, they had the staff pick some fruit for them to take home.The manager came over to ask, "Would you like to bring the wine you made this afternoon with you?"They had separated the batches earlier, specifically so each could take their own home.Celeste wasn't sure what Trevor planned, but she said,
Xavier had seen it too. But both of them only caught a glimpse of the woman's back. They didn't see the face clearly.Even so, Jorge instinctively assumed the figure was Wynn. After all, Wynn was indeed very close to Trevor's daughter.After glancing a few more times and seeing Jordyn happily throw herself into that person's arms, he didn't look again.Turning to Xavier, he said, "Let's go."Xavier had also assumed that person was Wynn. Hearing Jorge say that, he was a little surprised. "You're not going to say hi?"Jorge didn't explain. He simply said, "Let's go," in a calm tone.And so, they left.On the other side, Celeste hadn't noticed them at all....Meanwhile, at the Locket residence, it was already five in the afternoon.Wynn picked up her phone and called Trevor, wanting to ask him out for dinner. The call went through, but no one answered. 20 minutes passed, and there was still no reply. She held the phone in silence for a while, then put it down without calling
"Mm." Celeste nodded. "Where's Jo?""She went downstairs to play." Trevor stood up. "Since you're awake, shall we go make the wine now?"Winemaking was a tedious, time-consuming process. If they were an ordinary family of three, it would've been a fun, meaningful little project.But they weren't.Celeste wanted to say they could skip it, but before she could, Trevor added, "Jo's waiting downstairs for us. Let's not keep her waiting too long."Celeste paused, silently giving in.When they reached the ground floor, Jordyn ran over the moment she saw them, hugging Celeste's waist and looking up eagerly. "Mom, you're finally awake! I already learned how to make wine—let's do it now!"Celeste couldn't say anything.They had picked the grapes earlier that afternoon. After washing and air-drying them, they were finally ready to begin.They'd gathered quite a lot, so the manager asked which containers they wanted to use. The bottles came in all sizes.Trevor looked to Celeste for her
Celeste nodded, but before she could say anything, Trevor added, "No rush. We can pick more later when we're heading back.""...Alright."The orchard also had vineyards and apple orchards. Since it was harvest season, there were even fields of corn and peanuts down the hill.After picking pomegranates and peaches, Jordyn dragged Celeste off again to pick grapes.Once they'd finished, she even got to make her own fruit drink under the staff's guidance, beaming proudly as she stirred.The manager then said, "Our winemaker happens to be here today. If Mr. Fleming and Ms. Rodriguez are interested, you could even pick some grapes and make your own wine."Before Celeste could respond, Trevor said easily, "Sounds good."But Jordyn was already worn out. After finishing her juice, she curled up in Celeste's arms, drowsy and fighting sleep. However, she was still mumbling that she wanted to pick corn, peanuts, and go fishing later.Seeing Celeste struggling to hold her, Trevor came over







