By the time she finished her work and snapped out of it, Celeste suddenly realized that Caleb had already left his seat without her noticing.
Afterward, Celeste worked day and night for several more days before everything was finally resolved.
She slept for a full 24 hours before she started to feel significantly better. However, compared to before she entered the base, she still looked noticeably paler.
That day, she had mostly just slept and hadn't eaten much at all.
By evening, she started feeling hungry, and as she headed to the cafeteria to get some food, she ran into Caleb coming from the other dormitory wing.
Caleb was slightly surprised to see her. "I thought you had already left the base."
This mission had been a major one, so he could roughly guess when she had arrived. Now that the situation was successfully wrapped up, he assumed she'd left yesterday, having completed her task.
Celeste shook her head. "There's still something I need to handle, so I have to stay a few more days."
She was indeed supposed to leave yesterday, but Zachary still had some matters that required her help to handle personally, so…
Caleb gave her a warm smile and nodded, indicating he understood.
Seeing how drowsy she still looked, he figured she'd probably just woken up after a day-long sleep.
He smiled slightly but didn't ask much. Instead, he asked, "On your way to eat?"
"...Mm."
"Want to go together?"
Given the situation, Celeste couldn't really refuse, so she nodded, "Okay..."
After getting their food, they sat down across from each other.
Caleb watched her.
Caleb looked at her and said softly, "Alright."
Celeste was about to leave, but just as she was turning away, her gaze briefly met his, which made her pause.
She saw the reluctance in his eyes.
She hesitated and lowered her gaze before looking away. After a moment's pause, Celeste softly said "Goodbye" before quickly walking off.
Caleb truly was reluctant to see her go.
Because in the next few days, he would be leaving the base for another assignment elsewhere and wouldn't be back for a while.
By then, Celeste would likely have already left.
Their next meeting probably wouldn't be for another month...

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Breaking Point of Love (Celeste and Trevor)
I know everyone will not agree with me and I also know that Trevor is a trash and all but I want Trevor and Celeste to get back together. They should be the end game and for that to happen Trevor should start working hard for that second chance....
So we're going to go on for another 15 chapter's about jordan's temper tantrum with neither of the parents asking her what's wrong..stop milking it. The only reason i'm still reading is because i cant leave a book unfinished. What I'm pissed about is the book started with promise and turned into a circus....
The story should just come to an end and the writer should give their reader the closure they deserve. There's no point in keeping the story going. It's been the same since the start. Not has changed. The initial story plot was, that Celeste and Trevor are getting devorce and still after 800 + chapter, they are still heading for a devorce....
Don’t Shaws and Lockets reflect ever on themselves? Every difficult situation, they look forward to Wynn to ask for Trevor to help. Initially the focus of the novel was on how Wynn is so accomplished blah blah and now - she is just a useless person, incapable of anything. Irritating storyline...
I'm starting to get bored and I can't predict exactly where the story is headed....
Beck being the only actual adult to ask a child what’s wrong...
Can we get to the point its stagnant and I am unimpressed,I don't care about the company being in trouble nor the inner thoughts of others. Come on now....
Its a good thing both jordan parents are loaded. They going to spend a lot for Jordan therapy. 😂...
Wynn has no shame. And keeping the staff well beyond their work hours is an a-hole move....
I am again fed up with the storyline..it is just exhausting to keep reading only one side of story - where people are living in their own righteous bubble and assumptions....