LOGINOn Friday night, Celeste got a call from Jordyn, saying she wanted to come over.At that time, Celeste was having dinner at the Rodriguez residence.Before she could reply, Betty had already agreed on her behalf.The next day, Celeste went out with Jordyn and the rest of the Rodriguez family. They didn't get back until evening.Jordyn was still full of energy. After playing all day, she was still excited on the way home. Holding her phone, she leaned toward Celeste and said, "Mom, I want to go again next time to play with the little turtle!"The photos she showed were of them catching and bathing the turtle together.Celeste took one look. "Mm."Jordyn wasn't tired, but Celeste definitely was. Maybe sensing it, Jordyn sat quietly and said, "Mom, you can rest if you're tired."Then she went right back to fiddling with her phone—looked like she was chatting with someone.Celeste glanced at her, then looked away.Jordyn had sent a bunch of photos from the day to Trevor.At that
Celeste said calmly, "I've got something to take care of. We'll talk later when I'm back."Kieran was about to agree, but then he suddenly remembered that she didn't have any external meetings scheduled today.And she rarely ever left work midway for personal reasons.He'd been quietly keeping track of her divorce situation, so he knew that she still hadn't finalized it yet because the other party was too busy.With that in mind, realization hit him, and he blurted out before he could stop himself, "You're... going to the courthouse?"Celeste hadn't expected him to guess so accurately. Her steps paused for a moment, then she gave a quiet hum and turned to leave.Watching her walk away, Kieran's heart tightened. He couldn't help wanting to follow her.He'd always been curious about "that man".But after taking just two steps, he stopped himself.Ever since she'd learned about his feelings, Celeste had kept her distance whenever possible unless it was strictly work-related.If
Trevor and Wynn also noticed Celeste and Matthias.Wynn's expression was cold and unreadable, while Trevor gave them a polite nod—a minimal gesture of acknowledgment.Celeste and Matthias, however, acted as though they hadn't seen them at all.Luther, seeing Trevor arrive, smiled and said, "Trevor, let's go upstairs."Trevor nodded.Watching their backs as they left, Matthias gave a short, derisive laugh."They're already acting so arrogant even before the divorce is finalized. I can't imagine how unbearable they'll be once you two are actually divorced. "If it weren't for YodaVision, for Prof, and for me, they'd probably eat you alive."Celeste pressed her lips together and didn't respond.Just then, Zachary and Nadine arrived....Meanwhile, Trevor and the Lockets and the Shaws were being personally received by the restaurant manager.Because of all the polite small talk, they were delayed for a bit. It was just long enough for them to run into Celeste's group as they we
That day, Celeste and Matthias worked late before finally leaving the office.When Celeste returned to the Rodriguez residence, she spent some time chatting with Betty. Just as she went upstairs, several new messages from Jordyn popped up on her phone.When she opened them, she saw that they were all photos. In the pictures were not only Jordyn but also Trevor, Beck, and Miles.After the photos, Jordyn sent a voice message."Mom, I'm out at the hot springs with Dad and the others! What are you doing, Mom?"Celeste replied, "I'm about to take a shower. Have fun, sweetheart."After sending that, she set her phone aside and went to shower.Once she finished, she read for a while and did some research. By the time she started feeling tired and was getting ready to sleep, her phone pinged again.Celeste glanced at it and saw another message from Jordyn.She opened it. It was another photo, taken indoors this time. In the center of the image were three straw dragonflies.But besides
Celeste thought so too.When there were fewer disputes between both parties, filing for divorce could go quite smoothly.However, she would soon have to make a trip to the military base, and her departure and return dates were uncertain.If she filed for divorce as the plaintiff and missed the court date, her case would be dismissed. In that case, it might be better to proceed with a divorce by mutual consent instead.At least with divorce by mutual consent, once the mandatory waiting period ended, she and Trevor could go collect the divorce certificate at their own convenience. Things might even go more smoothly that way.Since she was sure that if Trevor had time, he would be the first to contact her to finalize the divorce at the courthouse, she hadn't bothered to reach out to him yesterday.After all, if he was busy, there was no point in her pushing him every day.But now—Celeste looked up at Trevor's figure, a faint frown forming between her brows. If a party filed for
Around dinnertime, when the Lockets and the Shaws saw Wynn getting ready to head out, they finally realized that Trevor had already returned from abroad.When they heard he'd come back that very afternoon, Ruby couldn't help stomping her foot in frustration."What? He came back this afternoon? If only he'd returned half a day earlier! The decision period's already over—"Linda quickly echoed, "Exactly!"In truth, it wasn't just them. Even Lilian and the others felt it was such a pity.Two days ago, when Wynn told them that Trevor probably wouldn't make it back before the end of the decision period to finalize the divorce with Celeste, they still held onto a sliver of hope. They believed that maybe, for Wynn's sake, he'd come back early and surprise her by ending things with Celeste.But as it turned out, Trevor really didn't make it back before the decision period expired.That was why, when they learned he had returned that very afternoon, they felt so regretful.If he had c







