While Celeste and Nadine were happily catching up in their

private room, on the other side, Trevor had just sat down in his

own room when his phone rang.

He stepped outside to answer it. @

Meanwhile, Wynn pulled out the journal she had brought along.

“Jo, I''m going to read for a bit. Can you y on your own for

"Okay." Jordyn, after all, had lived in Andostan for two years, and

hernguage was quite good.

Noticing the title and cover of the journal in Wynn''s hands, she

remarked, "Oh! Dad has this one too.”

Wynn knew Trevor kept a close watch on thetest

developments in the field of Al. In fact, when she asked him

about it just a few days ago, he had already said he was reading

So, when she heard Jordyn''sment, she simply nodded. "

Mm, I know."

That reminded Jordyn of something. She couldn''t help but add, "

The day Mom came home, Dad was worried she''d be bored, so

he went upstairs to get her some books. 1

"That night, after she finished reading, Dad even talked to her

about the journal''s content. They chatted for quite a while.” 4

Wynn also knew about Celeste''s visit to the Fleming manor a

few days back. But she didn''t know that Trevor had fetched

books for Celeste, nor that he''d actively discussed the journal

with her. 4

Her fingers stilled on the page.

After a moment of silence, she asked, "So... It was your father

who took the initiative to bring those books to your mother?"

"Yeah."

Wynn pressed her lips together. She tried to tell herself that

maybe Jordyn was just imagining it—that Trevor''s real purpose

was knowing she herself was studying that journal. 2

Since Celeste waspetent in that area, perhaps he had

sought out her perspective to help Wynn gain more insight. 7

Thinking this way, she smiled faintly and asked, "Jo, how do you

know your dad gave your mom those books because he was

worried she''d be bored?"

"Because it was raining hard that day. Mom couldn''t go back to

Granny''s, so she just sat on the carpet with me.

“Dad came over and asked if Mom wanted to y chess, but

she didn''t. Then he told her to go upstairs and read, but Mom

didn''t want to move, so Dad went up and brought her a few

books himself.”

At that, Wynn''sshes trembled. Her grip on the journal

tightened. "Your father said and did all of that on his own?" 2

"Mmhm." Jordyn paused, then suddenly realized, "Oh, right,

before, it was always Mom who started conversations with Dad.

But now it''s the other way around—Dad''s the one starting

conversations with Mom. I didn''t notice until you said so." 3

Wynn knew better than anyone how cold and indifferent Trevor

used to be toward Celeste.

But now, hearing this, recalling how Trevor''s attitude had shifted

after Celeste''s achievements in Al, and remembering what

happened recently in Jorburgh—her expression finally betrayed

She quickly masked it before Jordyn noticed.

After a long silence, she drew in a deep breath and asked, "

Those couple of days at home... Did your dad often talk to your

mom like that?"

Jordyn nodded. "Yeah. And when Mom was working, Dad even

went over and sat beside her to watch." 3

Wynn''s smile brokepletely. Her voice was barely audible. *

Is that so..." 16style

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