Still fuming, Linda ordered a drink not long after takeoff. When the stewardess left, she hid the cup behind her back and started striding straight toward Celeste.
Lilian had already guessed she might try something. Before Linda even got close, she noticed and frowned, giving her a subtle shake of the head.
But Linda, unwilling to swallow her anger, pressed on. Lilian's expression hardened—she quietly sent a text. "Go back to your seat."
Though she hadn't raised her voice, Linda could practically hear the finality in her aunt's tone.
Sitting between them, Patricia caught on as well, patting Linda's hand in warning.
Linda pouted, brimming with resentment, but in the Shaws and the Lockets, Lilian and Wynn had the final say. She had long since learned not to cross them.
So, after one last glare in Celeste's direction, she turned back and sat down, sulking.
Jordyn, unaware of what had nearly happened, didn't notice a thing.
By the time the plane landed in Baumond, she couldn't wait to run over. "Mom!"
Celeste stroked her daughter's cheek. "Were you good during the flight?"
"Yes!" Jordyn replied proudly.
Their seats were just across the aisle from the Shaws.
Lilian turned at the sound of Jordyn's voice, her gaze cold. Patricia, Linda, and even Erin behind them all glanced over as well.
Jordyn looked up mid-conversation and accidentally met Lilian's eyes. Lilian immediately looked away, her face impassive.
Jordyn didn't recognize her—or the other elders—only Wynn and Linda.
So, when she caught that chill in Lilian's eyes, she simply took it as the look of a stranger and thought nothing more of it.
After disembarking, Celeste and Ivan led their group out first. Watching their figures disappear, Linda couldn't hold it in anymore. "Aunt Lizzy, Grandma—are we really just going to let her bully us like this? Why should we?"
Lilian's tone was flat. "It's only for now. She won't be gloating for long."
That evening, she and Matthias attended a banquet. The moment they stepped into the hall, they spotted Wynn and Harvey.
Trevor was absent, but the news of his large-scale backing for InnovaTech and Locket Tech had already spread.
Guests flocked around the two, eager to discuss partnerships.
After all, Trevor's investment record was famous—if he had put so much money in, the companies must have real promise.
Several of Wynn's old suitors were also present. With Trevor not around, they seized the chance to chat her up.
Wynn carried herself calmly, chatting with practiced ease. But when she caught sight of Celeste, her expression chilled at once—her family had already told her about what happened on the plane with Linda and Patricia.
She was different now from before. Even if she couldn't match Celeste in AI, she had something else—Trevor.
Her own charm was a kind of strength and in her eyes, no less valuable than Celeste's professional skills.
So, when she looked at Celeste tonight, there was no trace of the timidity she once had.

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Breaking Point of Love (Celeste and Trevor)
I’m not liking where this is headed.. I’m getting the sense that the author is following the revenging husband storyline and Trevor did all this just to avenge his wife...
Isn't this a company that Celeste and Matthias work for? This will be a fatal blow to those scoundrels....
I'm so excited for tomorrow! I wonder what happened to Jo... What is the story behind that court summons?...
A court summons? Oh my God, what happened?...
Here we go again…drip-drop. One page a day instead of the promised 5 Chapters and even that stops suddenly so we never know if the story will advance. I swear this author is writing the new page on their lunch break and laughing at us when we get frustrated....
I feel like reading the novel from everyone else's perspective, but the main characters. There has never been a glimpse on Trevor's side of thoughts or intentions. He feels like a ghost in this whole storyline. Although i am glad that Mathias revealed the truth about Celeste, but it still feels empty without main character's thoughts or feelings or voices being shared....
Wynn's reputation is over. I read all these chapters for this moment... I'm really glad that Matthias finally said everything at once. All thanks to the fool Quinton...
So we're going to keep going in circles atp,nothing was revealed that we didn't already know,I mean I would've at least liked to see Trevor's reaction to finding out his wife is the co-owner and coder to CUAP,find out who drugged them.Whats happening with the military blacksite,how come Celeste is so quiet she never stands up for herself. All we're getting is reaction's from side character's who don't matter...
Yes.. I'm looking forward to the upcoming chapters......
I don't really understand the writer. Why are Trevor and Celeste silent now? Isn't it about them?...