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Trevor asked again, "You or me?"Celeste looked at Jordyn. "Jo, you decide.""Dad." Jordyn said, "Mom doesn't know how to play basketball, but Dad is really good at it."Celeste actually did know how to play basketball. But she didn't correct her.Since Jordyn had already made up her mind, she simply said, "You do it."Trevor nodded. "Alright."The sun was getting hotter, and the outdoor temperature had risen significantly.Trevor took off his long black coat and handed it to her. "Hold this for me."Celeste just looked at it, took it, and placed it on the grass nearby.He raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.However, just before the game started, he suddenly told her, "When you record the video later, keep up with our pace. Don't just stand still."Celeste replied, "Got it."The Ball Transportation Game's rules required the parent to pull a loop of rope forward while the child dribbled a basketball inside the loop.At the turnaround point, the child pulled the loop
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It was only natural for Jordyn to be close to her father.Besides that, Tilda also noticed how the other parents reacted while watching their spouses play games with their children.When things were going well, they laughed and clapped excitedly. If things weren't going well, they got anxious and cheered them on.Anyone could tell that these families were together—a united front.But when it came to Celeste, even though she smiled while playing with her child, something felt different.It was as if there was a gap between her, her husband, and their daughter—like she wasn't really part of them.Then she remembered the last parent-teacher meeting. Celeste's daughter clearly had a great relationship with that other woman.So, it made sense that Celeste didn't quite fit in with her husband and daughter now.After all, whose child wouldn't feel distant from them if they were close to the very person who had disrupted their marriage?Thinking about it, she figured Celeste must be f
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Celeste said, "You guys go ahead. I won't be joining."Jordyn blinked in surprise. "Huh? Mom, you're not coming?""Mm." She gently patted Jordyn's head. "I'm heading off first. Have a great meal.""Oh…"Celeste smiled but didn't say more. Without looking back, she turned and left.Trevor watched her retreating figure but didn't call her back. Instead, he said to Jordyn, "Let's go.""Okay."As soon as they got in the car, Trevor's phone rang. It was Martha calling.The moment he picked up, she gritted her teeth and demanded, "Did you approve a project for the Lockets and the Shaws through Fleming Group?"Trevor gave a calm hum in response and then chuckled. "You're only finding out now?""How dare you!" Martha was livid. "What are you trying to do? Are you… planning to divorce Cel?" Otherwise, he wouldn't be so blatant about it.For him to openly bring the Lockets and the Shaws into the Fleming Group's business meant he wasn't afraid of her finding out.It also meant that he
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"There are always some objections, but nothing that will have a major impact," Ethan said."Whenever the company secures a good project, the other shareholders naturally want their own people involved. But Mr. Fleming rarely assigns personnel himself—people can't start complaining the moment he finally does, right?"Besides, the Lockets and the Shaws are indeed competent and follow the rules, so overall, it doesn't cause much disruption."Matthias had heard enough. "Alright, I won't keep you from your family. Let's have a meal together next time."Ethan replied, "Sure, next time."After he left, Matthias turned to Celeste. "Let's head inside."Celeste nodded. "Mm."…After finishing their meal and returning to the office, they were informed that Jorge was there to meet them.Neither Celeste nor Matthias had any intention of meeting him. But Jorge didn't leave.By evening, when Celeste got off work and headed to the parking lot, he called out to her. "Ms. Rodriguez."She turn
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Xavier continued, "Then how about you talk to Matthias? You and Matthias have some connection, right?"Caleb replied, "I could, but I don't think Matthias would listen."From the way Celeste had looked when she agreed to switch dance partners that night, Caleb had sensed that she and Matthias were not in a romantic relationship.But at the same time, it was clear that Matthias valued Celeste deeply.He didn't believe that even if he helped Jorge reconcile with Matthias, Matthias would suddenly agree to collaborate with Jorge."So, we still have to focus on Ms. Rodriguez? But we don't know much about her. How should we approach her? Should we get someone to look into her background?" Xavier lamented.Jorge shook his head. "Forget it. I don't want to waste any more time on her. I'll just reach out to my old man later."Caleb immediately caught on. "You mean you want to go through Mr. Newman?""Exactly."Matthias was Zachary's student. If Zachary spoke up, Jorge believed Matthias
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Besides, Celeste and Jorge weren't exactly enemies. It was just that in that situation, Celeste wasn't in the wrong, and she didn't want to compromise too easily.Now that Theodore had personally reached out, she could give him this courtesy.However…At that moment, Theodore spoke gently, "Cel, there's no rush. Take your time to think about it and reply to me when you're ready."Celeste responded, "Okay."Theodore added, "As for Jorge, just treat him however you see fit. You don't have to do it for my sake."Celeste replied, "I understand."Hearing her straightforward response, Theodore chuckled. "Alright, then I won't disturb you any longer. Let's chat again when we have time.""Okay. Goodbye."After ending the call, Celeste thought for a moment and then dialed Zachary.It took Zachary half an hour to return the call. "What is it?"Celeste briefly explained the situation.Zachary responded, "Theodore doesn't easily promise favors. You should think it through carefully." H
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Celeste's calm demeanor made it seem as if she had already known they would end up working together.Jorge didn't think too much about it, assuming that Matthias had given her a heads-up in advance. He responded indifferently, "Looking forward to working with you."At the restaurant, just as Celeste and Matthias were about to head upstairs after getting out of the car, Jorge caught sight of Trevor and Wynn entering from another side.He paused and greeted them, "Mr. Fleming, Ms. Locket."Trevor and Wynn also noticed them.Trevor nodded, "Mr. Robinson, Mr. Yoder."Matthias, wearing a polite yet insincere smile, replied, "Mr. Fleming."Before Trevor could say anything, Matthias cut him off, "You two go ahead and chat—we'll head up first."With that, he stepped into the elevator with Celeste.Back when they ran into each other at InnovaTech, Jorge had already noticed that Matthias had no fondness for Trevor.This time, Matthias didn't even bother hiding it, which surprised Jorge
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Celeste nodded. "Mm."Jorge kept quiet.Matthias was simply trying to make things difficult for Jorge.In reality, neither of them cared about the money.During the meal, they began discussing business seriously. Celeste sat quietly, eating and only speaking up when necessary.For the most part, she stayed silent.Jorge noticed this and was somewhat surprised—whenever Celeste did interject, her comments were insightful and constructive.She actually seemed quite capable.Before, he had assumed that in her relationship with Matthias, Celeste was the one clinging to him, the lower-ranked party, the one actively pursuing him.But observing their dynamic during this meal, it seemed to be the other way around. Then again, perhaps this was exactly how Celeste had managed to completely captivate Matthias.After all, if she didn't have any real abilities, how could Matthias be so taken with her?When the meal was almost over, Celeste excused herself to go to the restroom.As she wa
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It turned out that Matthias was away on business.Wynn was lost in thought when Kieran asked nonchalantly, "Anything else?"She shook her head and asked, "It's been a while since you started working at YodaVision Co. Is everything going well for you?""It's been good," he responded. "If that's all, I'll be heading up then."Then, Kieran turned and left. Wynn frowned slightly as she watched his retreating figure. There was no hesitation in his footsteps. Kieran was upset at her for revealing his whereabouts to the Gibsons. So, he hadn't answered any of her recent phone calls. Then, she ran into him today. When he finally responded to her, she thought he was done being upset at her. However, he was still much colder to her than before. Wynn grinned. He probably just needed more time to calm down. A phone call interrupted her thoughts. It was a number she didn't recognize, and the person said that he was an attorney representing YodaVision Co. He was acting on Matthias' orde
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Linda was completely dumbfounded. She hadn't expected that even Trevor couldn't resolve the incident.She said frantically, "I still don't get it. T-This was obviously a trivial matter. Can Celeste and Matthias take us to court and terminate the collaboration just because they couldn't let go of a jibe? S-Surely, something like that is not feasible."Wynn responded, "I got my lawyer to go through and confirm the clauses in the collaboration agreement between InnovaTech and YodaVision Co. The stipulations clearly stated that either party has the right to terminate the collaboration if the other party damages its reputation.""B-But, it doesn't matter if this incident damages their reputation. It's not going to have a big impact on them."Wynn said, "It would barely scratch their reputation. Ordinarily, if something like this happens, we just have to eliminate the impact this matter brought to YodaVision Co., apologize, and give them some gifts as compensation. That would've been eno
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"He called me several minutes ago." Celeste said.Matthias snickered. "I knew it. You were the first person he called."Both of them had predicted that Wynn would seek Trevor's help and that he might want to screw with the Rodriguez family for her sake.Meanwhile, Trevor also predicted that they might threaten him to back off with the latest collaboration between Fleming Tech and YodaVision Co. That was why he got in touch with Celeste first. He wanted to see if he could work things out with her. However, she didn't give him a chance to do it. So, he contacted Matthias instead. Matthias dealt with Trevor because he was the official person in charge of YodaVision Co. It was more appropriate for him to have the conversation with the latter. This also led Matthias to see that Trevor intended to set Celeste up for Wynn's sake because Trevor mistakenly thought that she was meek and gullible. The notion filled his heart with rage. At the same time, he was concerned about Celeste a
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On the same afternoon, Celeste received a phone call from Trevor not long after she arrived at YodaVision Co. InnovaTech would suffer a huge loss if they were to terminate the collaboration.When she saw his name on her phone screen, she knew why he had called. So, she didn't answer. He gave her two more calls, but she didn't answer any of them. Then, he dialed Matthias' number instead. Needless to say, Matthias also knew why Trevor was calling him, but he answered it. He went straight to the point and said, "Is this about InnovaTech?"Trevor responded, "Yeah. Mr. Yoder, name your terms.""I'm sorry, Mr. Fleming. Ms. Locket crossed a line, and I'm not going to waver this time." Then, Matthias added coldly, "Is there anything else you want to talk about?"Trevor asked, "Is there no way we can turn this around?""No," Matthias said. "My lawyer and I will follow up with this matter closely. I don't want you to pester my company staff. Otherwise, it just tells me that you're the s
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Wynn had the same idea, but the thing was that they started the whole mess to begin with. She had maintained a gentle demeanor around Trevor to this point. If he learned about this incident, she wasn't sure if he would think that she and her family had been picking on Celeste. That, in turn, would affect her image in his heart.Needless to say, Lilian understood Wynn's concerns. She knew better than anyone how important it was to maintain one's image. After all, that was the key to making a man love a woman forever. Erin also understood it. Trevor loved Wynn deeply because she was very special to him. If they handled it carefully, it might not have a lasting effect on Wynn. However, it was still not a good move for her. She glanced at Linda and said nonchalantly, "Linda, you're a grown-up. You really have to mind what you do and say in the future."If they failed to handle this incident with finesse, it might prove to be a fatal blow to their families. "But, I…" Linda trailed
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When Wynn was on the phone with Matthias, she was sitting in a luxurious private room in a restaurant with Lilian, Erin, and the others, waiting for their dishes to be served.Lilian noticed the awful look on Wynn's face after the phone call ended. She asked, "What's the matter? What did Matthias say to you?"Wynn tightened her grip on her phone and responded, "Matthias is terminating the collaboration with us and demanding we compensate YodaVision Co. for damage of reputation.""What?" Lilian gasped, and so did Erin, Linda, and the others. Linda said angrily, "We have apologized properly for this incident. Didn't the bitch say that the whole thing will blow over once you get in touch with Matthias and tell him how sorry we are? "Why is he terminating the contract and demanding some kind of compensation?"Lilian wore an icy expression, but she caught on fast and chimed in, "Celeste did it on purpose."Linda didn't get it, though. "Huh?"Wynn said, "Celeste wanted InnovaTech a
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Celeste made some time in the afternoon and filled Matthias in about what had happened. "You'll have to shift the focus of the conflict for this."He paused briefly before he caught on to what she was hinting at. Grinning, he said, "Okay. I know what I have to do."Shortly after, Matthias received a call from Wynn. He answered it casually and heard her voice over the phone. "Mr. Yoder, I wonder if you're aware of the morning incident."He chuckled and said, "Ms. Locket, are you referring to the moment when your family ignored the truth and accused my staff of being incompetent? If I got it right, they also slandered my staff for not being committed to fulfilling the terms of our agreement."Wynn responded, "I'm sorry, Mr. Yoder. Linda is in the wrong this time. I will…"Matthias interrupted her and said, "Furthermore, it was made known to me that my staff told you about what happened and defended my company, but you accused her of blowing the incident out of proportion. Did some
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Lilian and Wynn's expressions shifted slightly when they heard what Celeste said. Normally, they would have made Linda apologize when something like this happened. They would never let the incident get worse and affect their reputation. However, Celeste said that they were free to terminate the contract with YodaVision Co. if they found her and her colleagues to be incompetent. Saying something like that shifted the Lockets and the Shaws' focus to the question of whether she had the power to call the shots for YodaVision Co.They instinctively thought that it didn't matter if Linda was in the wrong. They could still decide if they wanted to apologize to Celeste after they were done arguing with her. However, they didn't expect Celeste to capitalize on their careless mistake and steer the focus off track.Not everyone in the company had a clue about the feud between Celeste and the Lockets and the Shaws, be it YodaVision Co.'s technicians or InnovaTech staff. They were merely on
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If a party breached the contract for no good reason, that party was required to pay compensation as per the stipulations. Celeste wouldn't mind calling off the collaboration with InnovaTech if YodaVision Co. was compensated handsomely. "Why, you!" Linda would love to draft the violation of contract agreement. However, she didn't have the authority to make any decisions for InnovaTech. Even if she could do it on behalf of Wynn, Matthias had YodaVision Co.'s back. She was aware that Wynn and the others in the family wanted to keep an amicable relationship with him. If Linda rashly called the shots and terminated YodaVision Co.'s contract, she would definitely cross Matthias. This alone was enough to make Wynn think twice before agreeing to do it. For that matter, Patricia, Erin, and the others shared the same thoughts. Patricia found it distasteful when she saw how Linda was stumped. In fact, even Lilian's gaze turned colder when she looked at Celeste. None of them thought Celest
