Chapter 279
Chapter 279
Having worked non – stop for over a day and night , Celeste
ted down everything that needed to be documented
and sent it to Matthias . Finally , she made her way downstairs for breakfast .
After going through the materials she had sent , Matthias was so excited his hands trembled . “ This is exactly it , Cel ! It’s perfect ! ”
Rubbing her aching temples , Celeste replied , “ I’m going to sleep for a bit . Let’s talk later . ”
“ Sure thing . ”
Celeste slept until late aftemoon .
When she woke up , she found Jordyn playing with a puzzle in her room .
As soon as Jordyn saw Celeste , the former stood up . “ Mom , you’re awake ! ”
Celeste nodded in reply .
“ Are you thirsty , Mom ? Should I get you a glass of water ? ”
Celeste paused for a second . “ Yes , please . ”
After pouring Celeste a glass of water , Jordyn went back to her own game .
Celeste watched as she played the puzzle , and she realized how much she had neglected her in the past few days due to her work .
But
today was the last day of the holidays .
Tomorrow , she would be back at work at YodaVision , and she’d have less time to spend with her .
With that in mind , she called , “ Jo . ”
Jordyn turned around to look at her . “ What is it , Mom ? ”
“ When will your dad be back ? ”
“ He said not so soon , though . ”
Jordyn asked , “ Did you need him for something ? ”
Celeste shook her head . “ No , nothing . You go ahead . ”
“ Okay . ”
Finishing her glass of water , Celeste sent a text to Trevor .
“ When will you be back ? I’m going to work tomorrow , and have no time to look after Jordyn . Come take her back .
About half an hour later , she received a reply from Trevor .
“ I’ll be back in two days . ”
Then , Celeste left the conversation there .
After dinner , Jordyn went to take a stroll with Betty .
Celeste , on the other hand , received a call from Matthias right after she went upstairs .
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Since they were discussing and organizing some ideas , Celeste had the phone on speaker when talking to Matthias
Jordyn came back after the stroll . She heard Celeste talking to someone , and the voice on the other end of the phone was completely unfamiliar to her . Feeling a little upet , she blurted out , “ Who are you talking to , Mom ? **
“ A friend of mine . ”
“ Oh … ”
Matthias heard Jordyn’s voice , but he stayed silent .
He also didn’t bring up that he had seen her when she was young , or that he had even held her before .
Their call went on until past 10:00 pm , and it wasn’t until then that they ended the call .
On the next day , Celeste went back to work .
Ever since YodaVision began developing the two projects she’d created last year , there had been a shortage of staff .
They had intended to hire more people at the end of last year .
However , Celeste and Matthias had been too busy to do so .
With the need for expansion growing more urgent , Celeste took charge of the arrangements on her first day back at work after the holidays .
Trevor had mentioned that he would be back after two days .
But four days had passed , and he was still overseas .
On the fifth day , Celeste received a call from Jordyn when she was still at the office . “ Mom , Dad is back ! He has sent someone over to pick me up . ”
“ Got it , ” Celeste responded . “ Make sure you don’t leave anything behind . ”
“ Okay ! ”
Seconds later , Jordyn asked again , “ Can you come back and see me off , Mom ? ”
Celeste still had a pile of work to do .
She was going to reject her at first .
Yet she recalled how she hadn’t spent much time with Jordyn because of her busy schedule .
Moreover , Jordyn would probably forget about her for a while after this . So , she agreed , “ Okay , I’ll go back now . ”
Jordyn cheered , “ Yes ! ”
strip as
Matthias had returned from his well .
Celeste , worn out from work lately , had his full support if she wanted to leave early and take some time to rest .
It was just that …
Matthias scoffed . “ Trevor dropped everything to go on a honeymoon with that woman and even delayed coming back for a few days . He didn’t feel guilty at all . But you , as a mother without custody , feel guilty just for not being able to spend time with your child ? Honestly , I think Trevor is just taking advantage of how soft – hearted you throwing the kid on you and running off to have fun . ”