LOGINCeleste withdrew her gaze after some time and was lowering her head to check her phone while nibbling her snack slowly when a young man suddenly walked over."Hi, excuse me... Could I get your number?"Celeste looked up and replied calmly, "Sorry, it's not a good idea."The man paused, then asked, "Is it because you already have a boyfriend?"Celeste didn't want to continue this conversation.She frowned slightly, just about to reject him outright, when Trevor and Jordyn returned."Mom!" Jordyn called out happily.Celeste answered softly, "Mm."The young man heard Jordyn call her "Mom" and saw her throw herself into Celeste's arms. Then he glanced at Trevor.With his striking looks and composed presence, Trevor was clearly not an ordinary man.And Jordyn looked very much like him...Realization dawned on the young man. He quickly muttered, "Sorry," and walked away.Jordyn looked at Celeste curiously. "Mom, who was that man?""Someone I don't know.""Oh."Trevor watched a
Both Trevor and Celeste had brought food.When Jordyn saw the snacks that Celeste made—the ones she loved but hadn't eaten in a long time—she lit up with surprise."Mom, you even prepared snacks just for me!"Celeste actually hadn't made them for Jordyn. It was Betty who had insisted she do it.Not wanting to be nagged or worried over, she simply made them.Seeing Jordyn so excited now, Celeste didn't explain anything.Just then, Trevor also placed two plates of snacks in front of her."Samantha said you used to like these, so I asked her to make some. Want to try?"He assumed Samantha was good at making these snacks—especially the spinach ravioli with that special flavor that Celeste used to love, the kind one couldn't find anywhere outside.And ever since she'd moved out of his place, she hadn't eaten them again.Looking at the familiar food laid out before her, Celeste suddenly felt as if she had slipped back into the past—back to those days when she stayed home waiting fo
That day, after Celeste had lunch with Trevor and Jordyn, she went home.Later that night, Jordyn called again.She didn't call Celeste's cellphone. Instead, she called the Rodriguez residence's landline.Betty was the one who answered.Hearing why Jordyn was calling, the old lady immediately laughed. "Jo, you want to go camping? Your mother is free. Just come over tomorrow morning."Celeste happened to be coming downstairs and frowned when she heard that.After hanging up, Betty patted her hand meaningfully. "Jo is your daughter. There's nothing wrong with spending more time with her."…Meanwhile, not long after Jordyn ended the call, Wynn gave Trevor a call.When she learned that he and Celeste would be accompanying Jordyn on a camping trip the next day, she paused."Trevor... Can you not go tomorrow? There's somewhere I want you to go with me."Trevor said, "Sorry. I already promised Jo. It wouldn't be right to back out last minute."They had just met Celeste earlier th
Celeste was speechless. What exactly was there for them to talk about? Was he genuinely clueless, or just pretending?Just then, Jordyn happened to pull Celeste into a conversation, so Celeste simply ignored Trevor and continued focusing only on Jordyn.Trevor didn't force any more conversation either, but once the dishes started arriving, he took the initiative to place food into Celeste's plate.Celeste paused. After realizing what he was doing, she said lightly, "I can do it myself."Since Trevor was also helping Jordyn with food, Jordyn didn't understand why her mom wouldn't let him help her. She said, "Mom, just let Dad pick the food for you."Celeste became quiet.Trevor laughed and placed another piece of meat onto her plate.The server happened to enter just then with more dishes. The private room door was still open, and Lilian, Patricia, together with Ruby and Linda, happened to pass by at that exact moment. They saw and heard the exchange clearly—Trevor was picking
Wynn and Trevor arrived at the restaurant almost at the same time.Just as they were about to enter, they ran into Hugh Lytton, the man Trevor was supposed to meet that morning.Hugh clearly didn't mind at all that Trevor had suddenly changed the time of their meeting. When he saw him, he came over warmly and greeted him, saying proactively, "I watched the press conference this morning. Everyone in and outside the industry is full of praise. Congratulations."Trevor said, "Thank you. About our meeting—""With Fleming Group achieving such a major technical breakthrough, it's only natural for you to attend the press conference in person. I completely understand. No need to worry about it."Earlier, when she watched Fleming Group's press conference, Wynn already knew that Trevor actually didn't need to be there.Otherwise, he wouldn't have had time now to join her and Miles for a meal. He would've been tied up with post–press conference social obligations.But hearing this now,
The others had already moved on to another topic by then.Only then did Wynn open the video of Fleming Group's press conference and start watching it.At the beginning, aside from the host and those on stage, the camera also panned across the audience and media below.Wynn immediately spotted Trevor.She had known he would be attending the conference, but when she saw that he was sitting among the audience rather than on stage, she paused.The camera only swept briefly past Trevor, yet with just one glance, she could tell he looked to be in a very good mood.Perhaps it was just her imagination, but she couldn't shake the feeling that when he looked toward the stage, his eyes were fixed on Celeste.Her fingers tightened slightly around the mouse in her hand.After the host finished speaking, the camera quickly shifted to the press conference's main focus—Celeste and her team.Linda had said this press conference felt like Celeste's show, and now that Wynn was watching, she real







