That afternoon, not long after Celeste returned from the Fleming Group, her phone suddenly rang.
It was Isabelle's psychiatrist. He explained that Isabelle had experienced a brief moment of clarity, but soon after fell into a breakdown unlike anything he'd had in years.
Celeste's expression changed instantly. She rushed to the hospital.
"How could this happen? What exactly went wrong?"
"We looked into it carefully, but nothing abnormal was found," the doctor replied.
But if there was no external trigger, how could her mother's condition suddenly worsen?
Watching the surveillance feed, Celeste saw her mother lying in a medicated sleep. After speaking with the doctor for a long while, she finally left, weighed down by unease.
When the elevator stopped on the next floor, the doors slid open. She looked up—only to lock eyes with Linda and Patricia.
The moment Linda saw her, she shot her a glare and then lifted her chin with a haughty snort and led Patricia into the elevator.
There were others inside as well, but Linda still made a show of speaking loudly, her eyes sliding toward Celeste.
"Grandma, Wynn isn't coming home for dinner again tonight. I heard Jordyn hasn't seen her for a few days, and she misses her so much she won't stop fussing. But Wynn and Trev will be dining out again tonight."
Patricia chuckled. "Is that so?"
Of course, Celeste knew they were saying it on purpose.
Already unsettled over her mother's sudden breakdown, her first suspicion had been that someone had deliberately provoked her. Yet the doctor insisted that Isabelle had had no outside contact.
But still…
Hearing Linda's pointed words now, Celeste's gaze hardened. If it really was them who had triggered her mother—
Noticing that look, Linda lifted her chin higher, as if to say, "What are you staring at? Think I'm scared of you?"
The elevator chimed, and the doors opened.
Linda might dislike Celeste, but the words she had deliberately used to provoke Celeste in the afternoon at the hospital were clearly true.
Celeste withdrew her gaze.
By the time she was done parking her car, the three of them had already disappeared from the restaurant entrance.
Celeste turned and went upstairs.
When she arrived, Matthias and Nadine were already there.
Nadine smiled at the sight of Celeste. "Ah, Cece is here."
Celeste smiled in return. "Mrs. Newman,"
"Good," Nadine said fondly while reaching out to pat Celeste on the head.

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The readers' comments on the novel: The Breaking Point of Love (Celeste and Trevor)
Somehow i am relieved today to see no updates than to be disappointed with yet another irritating show of everyone else's POV but the main characters...
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....