The Breaking Point of Love (Celeste and Trevor) novel Chapter 7

The two colleagues beside Celeste stole glances at Wynn and hurriedly stepped back, pressing themselves against the wall.

Wynn noticed Celeste too but quickly looked away. Her expression was indifferent, and she acted as if Celeste didn't exist. She stepped into the elevator with the managers surrounding her.

As the elevator doors closed, Celeste's two colleagues breathed a sigh of relief before resuming their excited gossip.

"That must've been Mr. Fleming's girlfriend, right? Wow, she's stunning! Look at all those designer labels—what she's wearing must cost a fortune! As expected of someone from an affluent family. She's so confident and poised. Compared to us ordinary people, she's on a different level!"

"Exactly!"

They turned to Celeste and asked quietly, "What do you think, Celeste?"

Lowering her eyes, Celeste answered lightly, "Yeah, you're right."

Wynn was, in fact, the illegitimate daughter of Harvey Locket, Celeste's birth father.

Well, the term "illegitimate" wasn't entirely accurate after some changes took place.

When Celeste was eight, Harvey was unwilling to let Wynn and her mother suffer any longer. He had insisted on divorcing Celeste's mother, Isabelle Rodriguez, to marry Wynn's mother.

After the divorce, Celeste lived with the mentally unstable Isabelle. They stayed with her grandmother, Betty Klein, and her uncle, Ivan Rodriguez.

Over the years, Ivan's company declined while the Locket family's business flourished.

It was said that to make up for Wynn's childhood hardships, Harvey spared no expense in ensuring she had the best of everything. Thus, he invested heavily in her upbringing.

And Wynn didn't end up becoming a disappointment. In fact, she'd excelled.

The once-illegitimate Wynn became a legitimate heiress. She radiated an air of wealth and sophistication that surpassed even Celeste's when she was the rightful heiress.

Celeste had thought that this would be her only encounter with Wynn, and they wouldn't cross paths again. Yet, fate seemed to favor Wynn.

Celeste and Trevor had grown up together. But no matter how hard she tried, he never saw her. From the moment he met Wynn, he had fallen for her completely.

"Are you okay, Celeste?"

Her colleagues noticed her pale face and felt worried.

Snapping back to reality, Celeste replied, "I'm fine."

She and Trevor would soon be divorced. Whom he loved was no longer her concern.

That day, Celeste didn't dwell on Trevor or Wynn.

She worked overtime until it was nearly 9:00 pm. Just as she was finishing up her tasks, her phone rang. Her best friend, Lottie Cruz, called to say she was drunk and needed Celeste to pick her up from a restaurant.

Celeste wrapped up her work, grabbed her car keys, and left the office.

20 minutes later, she arrived at the restaurant.

As she walked toward the entrance, she saw a little girl emerge from the parking lot. The child's side profile made her stop in her tracks—it was Jordyn!

Celeste thought, "Why is she back here? She should be attending school in Andostan. Could it be that she had returned to the country with Trevor?"

Although she didn't have access to confidential company documents, she knew Trevor's work in Andostan was still ongoing and would take time to conclude. She had assumed his return was a brief trip to handle some matters.

Snapping out of her thoughts, Celeste heard Jordyn call out, "Dad!"

Trevor's friends greeted him as well.

He acknowledged them briefly before turning to Wynn and saying, "Happy birthday."

Wynn smiled and replied, "Thank you."

"Dad, didn't you prepare another birthday gift for Wynn? Give it to her already!" Jordyn urged.

The group fell silent before one of Trevor's friends chuckled and pinched Jordyn's cheek. "That's your dad's special gift for Wynn. He'll probably give it to her later in private. Let's not get involved."

The others laughed knowingly.

Trevor said, "I already gave it to her."

"Huh? When?" Jordyn asked, then she pouted. "You went to see Wynn without me again, didn't you? Hmph!"

The group laughed again, while Celeste recalled Wynn's visit to Fleming Group earlier that day. That must have been when he gave her the gift.

Wynn smiled bashfully and said, "Let's stop standing around and head upstairs."

As their footsteps faded, Celeste sat frozen, her mind blank. Her chest ached like it was pricked by a thousand needles. Still, she eventually composed herself and silently entered the elevator to pick up Lottie.

The private room Lottie was in happened to be on the same floor as the private room where Wynn and Trevor gathered with his friends.

As Celeste helped Lottie into the elevator, one of Trevor's friends, Miles Quinton, stopped in his tracks.