Jorge proceeded to tell Caleb about what he saw today. The latter replied to his text, saying, "Celeste and her grandma left a good impression on my dad and my grandpa. Perhaps that has something to do with it."The way Jorge saw it, Harold paid close attention to Celeste and treated her rather specially. It didn't matter how good of an impression she left, they had merely met each other once. It was too far-fetched. With that said, Jorge didn't think too much of it after he heard what Caleb said. The weather forecast predicted rain or even snow in the afternoon. Before Celeste finished eating, she noticed that it was pouring outside. After the meal, Harold and the other politicians needed to have a deeper discussion with Celeste and the other company representatives. This time, it was about last year's production and operation as well as this year's development plan. Later, Harold and the other politicians thanked the various companies for their contribution to the city's e
Celeste's expression shifted slightly. She pushed him away and said, "Let me…"Trevor interrupted her and said, "Hold the umbrella."At the next moment, he swooped her up and carried her down the steps before she could say anything. She was still in his arms when he turned around and said to the others, "I'll be taking my leave now. Let's hang out again when we have the chance."The businessmen who were considerably close to him were actually a little stunned. After all, everybody knew about Celeste's relationship with Matthias. If Matthias let her represent YodaVision Co. for the forum hosted by the government, it also meant that things were still fine between them. Trevor had his own girlfriend. Even if he did have feelings for Celeste, he really should have exercised some restraint. Instead, he openly did something so intimate to someone else's girlfriend. In all honesty, he demonstrated a massive show of disrespect for Matthias. After all, Matthias had some fearsome pulls
Trevor heard the sound of a car door opening, and he turned around to check. Celeste stepped out of the car and closed the door. She stepped forward quietly and took the umbrella from his hand. He lowered his head and looked at her ankle. "Are you okay?" It actually hurt a little, but Celeste could still walk. However, she didn't say anything to him. She couldn't be bothered to think about the reason he swooped her up and carried her in his arms. She said nonchalantly, "Give me a call once the divorce procedures are done."What she meant was that there was no need for them to keep in touch with each other if it wasn't about their divorce. At the next moment, Celeste held the umbrella, walked past him, and left. Trevor watched her retreating figure, but he didn't stop her. Instead, he did nothing as she walked away. Their cars weren't parked too far away from each other. He didn't turn around and leave until she had safely gotten into her car. A while later, his car drove
Beck had a business meetup that night. So, he intended to leave as soon as he was done talking about work with Celeste. She noticed that he was staring at her, and she raised her head. "What is it?"Valentine's Day was tomorrow, but he didn't say anything about it. Instead, he shook his head and responded, "It's nothing."Celeste was completely focused on work now. She had all but forgotten about Valentine's Day. It wasn't until her company staff told her about it the next day that she suddenly realized what day it was. She was about to return to her office when she heard a voice at the entrance. "Excuse me, but which one of you is Ms. Rodriguez? Someone bought you some flowers. Please come over and take it."Celeste turned around when she heard it. She found herself looking at a delivery guy holding a big bouquet of roses and standing outside. His words and the roses captivated the attention of everyone around him. The public might've been spreading suggestive rumors about
Celeste received a call from Martha on her way to InnovaTech. She answered it and said, "Hi, Grandma.""Hey." Martha's smile was warm and benevolent. "A couple of days ago, Jo told me that you were particularly busy with your work and that you even burned the midnight oil sometimes. "I'd received some supplements. So, I've asked someone to send them to you. Remember to take them."Celeste was aware that Martha wouldn't take them even if she turned down the latter's offer. So, she said, "I will. Thanks, Grandma."Martha chuckled. Then, something seemingly popped into her mind, and she said, "That reminds me, I talked to Trevor about getting along well with you, and he promised me he'll do it. "After all, you two are Jo's parents. If your relationship is too strained, it's going to have a bad effect on her physical and mental growth."So, that was it. This was why he acted out of character and expressed concern for her during the forum. Celeste responded nonchalantly, "Okay. I
Wynn officially owned InnovaTech's shares now. She wasn't here earlier because she was in a meeting with Trevor. "Hi, Wynn." Linda walked over with a smile. She gave Celeste a sidelong glance and snickered. Then, she whispered, "She received flowers and was gloating about it, but I told her that a lot of men sent you bouquets and that Trevor transferred the company shares to you. She couldn't think of anything to say after that."Wynn glanced at Celeste when she heard it, but she remained quiet. Linda added, "Wynn, you told me that Matthias doted on her. However, all he did was send her a bouquet on Valentine's Day."Wynn raised an eyebrow. Was that all Matthias did? If that was really the case, then it was truly a half-baked attempt on his side. After all, Celeste had major authority in YodaVision Co. Now that Wynn could compare herself with Celeste, she realized that things might not have been what she imagined. If Matthias really cared about the latter that much, he woul
With that said, Jorge no longer felt that surprised to see Celeste at a place like this when he noticed that Matthias and Zachary were there. Theodore didn't expect to run into his own son here, either. He asked, "Are you here for a business meetup as well?"Jorge responded, "Yeah."Kael chuckled and asked, "Theodore, is he your son?"Theodore grinned and responded, "Yeah.""He looks outstanding and is exceptionally talented. He's a fine man."Needless to say, Jorge also knew just who Kael and Rowan were. They were extremely busy most of the time. Although Theodore was quite close to them, he had never seen them in person. Jorge noticed how Kael took the initiative to greet him, and he politely shook the latter's hand. "You're too kind."Then, he saw Wynn and Harvey getting out of the car, and he was stunned. Wynn and Harvey were rooted to the spot when they noticed Jorge, Zachary, Rowan, and the others. Aside from Jorge, it was extremely difficult to see the rest of them i
So, faced with Zachary's indifference, Wynn didn't take it to heart.After greeting Zachary, she politely took the initiative to greet Rowan and the others, saying, "Good evening, gentlemen."She addressed them collectively rather than individually, which was the more appropriate approach. After all, Rowan and the others hadn't made any effort to get to know her. If she had greeted them one by one, it would have felt more like an intrusion to them.Kael and Rowan's attention was entirely on Celeste.Like Caleb, they had also noticed Celeste's apparent dislike for Harvey and Wynn.Kael even had detailed information about Celeste. He had recognized Harvey and Wynn the moment they showed up.When he heard Wynn greet them, Kael simply gave a small nod before turning to Zachary and Celeste. "Let's not just stand around here. We should head in," he said.Zachary nodded, and the group turned and entered the restaurant.Theodore turned to Jorge and reminded him, "Don't drink too much
Melissa likes Celeste? How is that possible?If what Miles said was true, then what she told Melissa yesterday…Thinking about how Melissa had left during their conversation yesterday, Wynn's heart sank.Perhaps noticing her change in expression, Trevor, concerned, asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"Wynn snapped back to reality, forcing a smile. "No, I'm fine."Later that day, she informed her family.Upon hearing that Melissa liked Celeste so much, even agreeing to let her be their daughter-in-law, both the Shaw family and the Locket family were in disbelief."Celeste is married with a child, and her family background is ordinary. But Matthias' family is well-off and successful. How could the Yoder family possibly agree to them being together? Did Mr. Quinton misunderstand?""That's right," Linda hurriedly added, "Or maybe that woman hid her past? The Yoder family doesn't know she was married, which is why they—"Wynn also couldn't understand why the Yoder family
The next morning, Trevor, Jordyn, and Wynn arrived early at the sports hall for Jordyn's competition.After they had been there for a while, Beck and Shanice arrived as well.Jordyn saw them and greeted, "Mr. Harper, Shanice, you're here."Shanice came over and shook Jordyn's hand. "The competition is about to start. Are you nervous, Jo?"Jordyn was very calm and shook her head. "No, I'm fine."Beck had some business to attend to, and he was just dropping Shanice off.Trevor knew Beck was in a hurry and said, "I'll take care of Shanice. You can go ahead with your things."Beck nodded. "Alright, I'll join you all for lunch later.""Okay."Their relationship seemed to be as good as ever. However…Wynn listened to their conversation, her gaze shifting between Trevor and Beck. If Trevor knew that Beck had developed feelings for Celeste, would their relationship still be as good as it was now?Beck noticed her gaze and gave her a slight nod. But he didn't speak to her, just turne
After Sebastian and Melissa left, Trevor asked, "Did you finish talking to Mrs. Yoder?"Wynn smiled slightly and nodded.Looking at Melissa's expression earlier, it seemed that she was becoming increasingly displeased with Celeste.…Melissa had actually known about the issues between InnovaTech and YodaVision long before. Matthias had already informed her in advance.When Melissa was talking to Wynn, she didn't really get a phone call—she had recorded their conversation.She walked a little further away, glanced at Trevor and Wynn, and then sent the recording to Matthias.Matthias and Celeste had not finished work yet. After listening to the recording, Matthias smiled and went to Celeste's office to inform her of the situation.After hearing the news, Celeste said, "Now I can be sure that we'll definitely win the lawsuit.""Exactly."Their insistence on suing for contract termination was not only because they really wanted to break the contract with InnovaTech, but also beca
Wynn had thought she would have to wait a few more days for news.However, that afternoon, Trevor called her and said, "Mr. and Mrs. Yoder will be attending an auction tomorrow. Would you like to go?"Wynn smiled and replied, "Sure."The next evening, not long after arriving at the auction, Trevor took Wynn over to greet Sebastian and Melissa. He introduced Wynn to them.Sebastian and Melissa knew about Trevor's relationship with Celeste and were aware of all the conflicts between Celeste and Wynn. However, when they saw Trevor, they didn't let their feelings about Celeste show.They smiled and shook hands with Trevor, greeting him warmly. When Trevor introduced Wynn, Melissa also smiled and politely shook Wynn's hand, saying, "Hello."The auction was filled with the elites from high society.After some casual conversation, Trevor and Sebastian, along with others, began discussing business matters.At this moment, Wynn saw an opportunity and started chatting with Melissa alone.
Caleb was still thinking about it when Jorge asked him again, "Caleb, besides your father and my old man, do you know anyone else who has Zachary's contact info?"Caleb replied, "No one else."Then, as if something occurred to him, he added, "But didn't you say Ms. Locket had met Zachary before? I imagine she should have his contact. "If talking to Mr. Newman could resolve things, wouldn't she have already reached out to him herself?"Jorge said, "I thought about that too. But since she's directly involved, unless absolutely necessary, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to contact Mr. Newman just to complain about Matthias, right?"He was actually being pretty considerate. Seems like he liked Wynn more than he realized.Jorge said, "Forget it, I'll try asking some other people.""Alright."The fact that Celeste was also one of Zachary's students hadn't been made public meant that it was to remain confidential. Since that was the case, it wasn't his place to share it with Jorge
Theodore refused to help, so Jorge immediately decided to contact Zachary himself.However, he didn't have Zachary's contact information.He messaged Theodore asking for Zachary's number, and Theodore simply replied with a single word. "Nope."Before he could even react, Theodore sent another message. "I've already spoken to Harold too. Don't waste your time."Seeing that, Jorge was genuinely a little angry.But when he tried calling Theodore again, the call went unanswered.Since Theodore and Harold were both at a dead end, he thought of Caleb.He remembered Caleb had mentioned before that he had some work-related interactions with Zachary. They'd even had a meal together.With that in mind, Jorge reached out to Caleb.Caleb didn't return his call until the evening. After hearing that Jorge was looking for Zachary's contact info, he said, "I don't have Mr. Newman's number.""You don't? Didn't you have dinner with him and my old man before? You guys didn't exchange contacts?"
Before Jorge could finish his sentence, Theodore cut him off. "You're trying to say that he's siding with Celeste again and bullying Ms. Locket, aren't you?"Jorge was surprised that Theodore hit the nail on the head. "Old man, how'd you know? Don't tell me you already know what happened?"Theodore replied, "I don't. I guessed."Back when Celeste and Matthias agreed to work with his foolish son for his sake, it was clear they wouldn't deliberately make things difficult for him in the workplace.His son also wasn't the kind to stir up trouble at work for no reason. So, even if they couldn't become friends, their professional relationship should have stayed smooth.If Jorge didn't clash with Matthias or Celeste personally, then the conflict likely involved someone he cared about—probably Wynn.Earlier that year, when he'd met with Kael, Celeste, and the others for dinner, they'd happened to run into Wynn at the restaurant entrance.At the time, seeing how attentive his son was to
Matthias crossed his legs. "Become what exactly? Blinded by lust? Or unable to tell right from wrong?"Both.Of course, Jorge didn't say that out loud.Matthias saw right through him and smiled. "But why do I feel like the one who's blinded and can't tell right from wrong isn't me, but someone else?"Before Jorge could respond, Matthias added, "Also, the student my mentor values most isn't me. It's someone else entirely. Mr. Robinson, you're giving me far too much credit."Jorge didn't expect that, even after bringing up Zachary, Matthias still showed no sign of remorse.But Matthias wasn't about to indulge him. He said directly, "If you can't bear to watch and want to seek justice on behalf of Ms. Locket, then you're free to terminate our contract."Of course, the condition is that you'll have to compensate YodaVision for the corresponding losses."Jorge thought he had approached Matthias politely and reasonably.But Matthias had been hostile from the beginning, and now, in a
Last week, Matthias' lawyer went to InnovaTech to negotiate the contract termination, but the talks fell through. That same day, they filed a lawsuit with the court.When Celeste had that confrontation at InnovaTech with Wynn and the others, Matthias was away on a business trip.Maybe because she couldn't meet Matthias, Wynn hadn't given up on the matter yet.On Monday, when Celeste arrived at work, she saw Wynn again. As before, when the two women saw each other, neither acknowledged the other.When Celeste got to the office, she found that Matthias was already there."You're here early."Matthias shrugged. "I came in over half an hour early just in case someone tried to intercept me."Celeste smiled at that.…Jorge happened to be in YodaVision that day to discuss something with Matthias. As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he spotted Wynn.He had already heard about what happened between YodaVision and InnovaTech last week. So the moment he saw her, he immediately u