Chapter 58
The following morning, Kendric woke up, full of energy and in high spirits. He headed straight to the ground floor’s boxing room for an early morning workout. While Celeste sat on the garden swing looking all gloomy.
An hour or two later, Kendric returned from his boxing session. He saw Celeste sitting on the swing, so he halted his steps toward the living room and
walked toward the garden.
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Maybe it was because he’d had an exceptionally good night’s sleep, but today he looked particularly refreshed. Even the smile on his face was brighter
than usual.
He noticed Celeste napping with her head leaning on the swing’s rope. The
ropes were thickly woven from hemp, very stout.
Standing behind her, he arched an eyebrow and asked, “why are you taking
a nap here?”
Celeste rolled her eyes. “You know well the reason.”
If he hadn’t gone to her room last night and ruined her good sleep, how
would she be so tired.
Kendric pretended to be clueless.
He sidestepped that conversation and offered his hand to her. “have you
had breakfast?”
Celeste didn’t reach out but instead yawned, “who dares to eat breakfast
before you come back?”
She then leisurely put on her slippers and shuffled back to the living room.
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Kendric followed her and, seeing her spiritless state, suggested, “why not
come exercise with me next time?”
Celeste gave him a deep look and muttered to herself, “we have no ‘next
time“.”
Celeste’s words felt like a tiny bug biting at Kendric’s heart. At first, he wore
an indifferent expression, but as he mulled over the meaning of her words, his
heart suddenly twinged with pain.
The pain, lighter than a spring breeze, yet spread faster than wildfire.
He reached out but couldn’t catch her.
Breakfast was peaceful on the surface. Celeste was enjoying her hot pancakes. Kendric expertly sliced his bacon with a knife and fork. Madelyn, on the other hand, was leisurely sipping her fruit and vegetable juice.
From time to time, Madelyn stole several glances at her son, as if she had something to say but was holding back.
Celeste raised her head. She gave Kendric’s arm a gentle nudge, “your mom’s got something to tell you.”
Kendric turned his head slightly, “you have something to tell me, mother?”
Madelyn looked slightly worried, “has anything been going on at the company lately?”
Celeste leaned forward and pricked up her ears.
Kendric grabbed a napkin to clean his hands. “No, everything’s normal.”
Madelyn hesitated, “then, why…”
“Yeah?”
Celeste ran out of her patience listening to their roundabout conversation. “She means, since the company’s not going under, why are you spending every day at home instead of going to the office.”
Kendric turned toward Celeste. One of his hands was holding a sparkling knife, and the other was a sharp fork. Celeste suddenly felt she was like the
bacon on his plate.
“You know well why I keep staying at home,” he said with a smile.
Kendric wasn’t particularly concerned whether Celeste believed that he was
genuinely in order to accompany her.
He was subtly hinting to Celeste that he was sacrificing his valuable time to
accompany her.
But Celeste remained unaffected.
Shortly after breakfast, Celeste heard the sound of several cars pulling into the yard. It was Kendric’s brain trust, and they headed straight for the study on the second floor.
Celeste sat in the garden downstairs, working on her painting, and patiently waited for Mrs. Jones to arrive.
At 8:50, Mrs. Brown and Ellie arrived first.
When their cars pulled up to the gate, the butler Kash went out to greet them and ushered them inside.
Madelyn still had no clue that Celeste had invited Mrs. Jones over to give the class, not until Mrs. Brown brought it up.
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Madelyn mother was somewhat taken aback, “what? I didn’t know that.”
Mrs. Brown was equally surprised, “didn’t Celeste mention it to you?”
Madelyn frowned. She was unsure about Celeste’s intention, “I’m afraid it
might not be convenient to entertain Mrs. Jones today.”
“Why?”
Madelyn gestured toward the study and whispered, “Ken is at home today,
and he never likes having outsiders at home.”
Mrs. Brown expressed a hint of regret, “is that so? It’s a rare opportunity to attend Mrs. Jones’s class.”
But then she added, “but I heard from Celeste that she wants to invite your son, Kendric, to join the class, too.”
Mädelyn hadn’t met Mrs. Jones before, but she had heard from Mrs. Brown that she was quite knowledgeable. After contemplating for a moment, she thought it might be beneficial for her son to join the class.
Just as they finished their conversation, a white car pulled up at the door.
Mrs. Jones arrived. Celeste hurriedly came out from the garden, warmly welcoming her inside.
“Mrs. Jones, please have a seat. Just wait a moment, and I’ll go call my fiancé.”
Celeste hurried to the study upstairs, where Kendric was in the middle of a video conference.
She knocked on the door, and everyone inside turned their head to her.
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Celeste stood at the door, motioning for Kendric to come over. Everyone inside again simultaneously turned their attention to their boss.
“Kendric, could I take a moment of your time?”
Kendric nodded and then calmly closed his laptop. “Okay, meeting over.”
“Meeting over” meant “it’s quitting time.” They all packed their notebooks
and walked out.
As each person passed by the doorway, they shot Celeste a knowing look
that seemed to say, “we see why you came here.”
Kendric handed his laptop to his assistant behind him, and then walked
directly toward Celeste. He had mild myopia and wore glasses during meetings.
Céléste had once sketched a drawing of him sitting at the conference table
wearing glasses. She had cherished it for years. Now, it had been reduced to
scraps.
She quickly composed herself and averted her eyes.
Kendric lowered his head, “what’s up?”
“You’ve been having trouble sleeping lately. They arranged for a psychologist to come over and give you a class. She’s downstairs right now.’”
With that, she darted away as if a wild beast was hot on her heels.
Kendric looked bewildered, “why did she flee away?”
Luke interjected, “perhaps Miss Alinsky was a bit bashful.”
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Celeste, who blushed heavily, was actually feeling quite guilty because she
had just told a lie.
She took a sip of water, “I really hate lying.”
