On Saturday evening, Celeste accompanied Betty to watch an opera.
As they arrived at the ticket checkpoint, someone not far away—already attracting quite a bit of attention—spotted them, broke into a smile, and quickly walked over.
"Celeste."
Hearing her name, Celeste turned her head. She immediately saw Kieran making his way toward her through the crowd.
Celeste smiled lightly. "What a coincidence. You came to see the maestro's performance too?"
But of course, it wasn't a coincidence. Kieran had planned it.
At the company, he always addressed her as "Ms. Rodriguez". This was the first time—aside from the day of her interview—that he had ever called her by her given name.
Seeing that Celeste didn't seem to mind, his smile deepened slightly. When Celeste introduced him to Betty, Kieran gave her a polite nod. "Good evening, madam."
Betty returned the smile with a nod. "Hello."
Nowadays, it was rare for young people to enjoy opera. And more than that, when Kieran spoke to Celeste, the way he looked at her…
As an onlooker, Betty almost immediately caught on to Kieran's feelings for her granddaughter. But since Celeste herself seemed completely unaware, Betty chose not to say anything.
Noticing that Celeste and Betty had come alone, Kieran asked, "Why didn't you bring your child? Does she not like opera?"
At the mention of Jordyn, Celeste's smile faded a little.
Earlier, Jordyn had told her she'd be back in Baumond by noon, and that they could go out together once she returned.
Yet now it was already evening. She had indeed come back, but hadn't asked Celeste to pick her up from the airport, nor had she called after returning.
Celeste hadn't taken it to heart. She was used to it by now. And as for what Jordyn was doing at the moment—Celeste had a pretty good idea.
The moment she read the first few words, Celeste already knew what he was getting at.
Sure enough, just as she had expected, Trevor was texting to set the time for their divorce.
She picked up her phone and replied simply. "Yes."
The response from him came almost immediately. "Good. See you in the morning."
Celeste didn't reply again. She slipped her phone back into her bag and returned her gaze to the stage.
The opera had just reached its most dramatic moment. Kieran, about to make a comment, turned his head toward her—only to stop short when he caught her expression.
The smile on his lips froze, and the words died in his throat.
Because he realized, though her eyes were fixed on the stage, her heart was heavy with something else entirely.

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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....