Chapter 297
Chapter 297
Chapter 297
That afternoon , Celeste was in the middle of a meeting when a call from Jordyn came through .
Without even thinking , she immediately declined it .
But the moment she hung up , Jordyn called again . Celeste frowned , but still didn’t answer .
This time , Jordyn didn’t call back .
Celeste continued with her meeting .
A few minutes later , her phone rang – this time , it was Trevor .
Celeste pressed her lips together and turned off her phone completely .
It wasn’t until an hour later , after the meeting ended , that she powered it back on .
As soon as she did , she saw a message from Trevor , “ Jo fell down the stairs at school and was taken to the hospital .
Celeste froze , her mind going completely blank .
She grabbed her phone and bag and rushed out of the office , heading straight for the hospital .
Once there , she quickly called Trevor to ask which part of the hospital they were in . He answered almost immediately and gave her the room number .
When she reached the VIP ward floor , she pushed the door open without hesitation .
Inside , she saw Trevor sitting by the bed , and Jordyn lying there .
Jordyn’s face was pale , her head wrapped in bandages . When she saw Celeste , she brightened , even though she looked weak and drained . “ Mom- ”
Celeste rushed over . “ How is she ? What did the doctor say ?
Trevor answered , “ The doctor said it’s a concussion – not too serious . ”
Celeste let out a breath of relief . “ That’s good . ”
Then Trevor asked , “ Have you eaten ? ”
She hadn’t . The meeting had run late , and it was already past seven . Celeste shook her head .
Trevor didn’t say anything more – he picked up his phone and ordered food to be delivered .
Jordyn hadn’t seen Celeste in more than half a month . Now , she looked exhausted and listless . She lay in Celeste’s arms without saying a word .
Celeste gently held her . “ If you’re feeling unwell , why don’t you sleep for a bit ? ‘
“ Okay . ” Jordyn murmured .
She held onto Celeste’s hand , closed her eyes , and lay down . But her brows were furrowed the whole time . It took nearly half an hour before she finally fell asleep .
Just then , the food Trevor ordered arrived . He said to Celeste , “You should eat something first . ”
But Celeste didn’t accept it . “ If I want to eat , I’ll order for myself . ”
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Trevor looked at her , but didn’t argue . Celeste picked up her phone and placed a new order on her own .
While Jordyn slept , Celeste sat quietly by her side .
Trevor seemed to have some business to take care of — he stepped outside to make a phone call and didn’t return for quite a while . When he came back , he sat down across from her .
It looked like he wanted to talk . Celeste noticed , but lowered her head to look at her phone instead .
Her posture clearly said she didn’t want to talk to him . Trevor saw that , smiled faintly , and didn’t say anything
more .
In the hospital room , they each sat in silence , doing their own thing .
As night deepened , Jordyn remained asleep . Trevor looked up at Celeste again and finally said , “ I’ll stay tonight . You go home and get some rest . ”
Celeste turned her head to glance at Jordyn . She said nothing – and didn’t leave .
Trevor looked at her and said , “ Be mad if you want , but from now on , even if you don’t answer every call from Jo , at least pick up more often . ”
What he meant was clear – no matter what , Jordyn was still her daughter . If something truly serious happened and she missed the call , it might be something she would regret for the rest of her life .
Celeste froze for a second – so he knew she had been deliberately ignoring Jordyn’s calls ?
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