The next day, when Celeste went upstairs after breakfast, she noticed Jordyn was on a video call with Trevor. Jordyn looked up and called out to her. Celeste hummed a soft reply, then opened her laptop. On the other end of the phone, Trevor asked, "Do you have any plans for today?"Jordyn was lying on the bed. Cheerfully, she replied, "I want to watch a movie, and Mom will be taking me to see one this afternoon!" Celeste was engrossed in the materials she had organized the day before. Moments later, Jordyn came over holding the phone. "Mom, Dad wants me to give this to you."Celeste paused, took the phone, and glanced at Trevor's face on the screen. She didn't feel like having a video chat, so she placed the phone on the desk, pointing the front camera at the ceiling. "What is it?""Thank you for taking care of Jo these few days," Trevor said. Celeste didn't reply. Her attention was still on her laptop as she typed, adding in the ideas she had missed yesterday. "Anythi
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