Over the next few days, Celeste made time to attend two or three more conference events. She ran into Wynn twice, but on both occasions, Trevor didn't accompany her.By March, the rain had become more frequent.After one of the events, it began to rain outside.Celeste had brought an umbrella, but she had left it in the car. She walked toward the main entrance, planning to wait until the rain eased up before leaving. She hadn't even reached the door when she saw Wynn.Wynn was speaking with someone, but her smile faded as soon as she spotted Celeste.Just then, Trevor appeared, holding an umbrella. He had clearly come to pick Wynn up.He took off his coat and draped it over Wynn's shoulder.The people nearby, also waiting out the rain, looked on enviously. Some even gasped in admiration. It was only then that Trevor noticed Celeste and paused. She looked back at him expressionlessly. He turned his gaze away, lifted the umbrella again, and left with Wynn.The wind was pick
At the restaurant, once they entered the private room and sat down, Beck poured her a glass of water and asked, "Did you gain anything from the conference this time?""More or less."She had joined the conference to spark inspiration, hoping to find new angles to study the materials Zachary had given her and Matthias a while back. After attending a few sessions, she had more or less found a new direction.As she spoke, Celeste asked, "How's Shanice doing lately?""Shanice's health has improved a lot since the second half of last year. She's started school again this year and has even made new friends. She's been pretty happy both at home and at school." Beck paused, then added as he looked at her, "But she still brings you up often. Next time we get the chance, maybe the three of us could have a meal together?"Celeste nodded. "Sure."After the personal talk, they moved on to work-related topics. Toward the end, Beck even brought up some matters about his collaboration with Iva
Celeste had a good idea of what Janet was thinking.Just as she was about to say she was fine, Lennox walked in. When she saw Janet, she snapped, "What are you doing running around? Do you have any idea how long I've been looking for you? You're not answering your phone—"Before she could finish, she caught sight of Celeste's back. Her expression immediately turned cold.Just then, a store clerk approached and said to Celeste, "Ms. Rodriguez, all the items you requested have been packed. Here's the receipt. The total comes to 5,897,644 dollars. Please take a look."Celeste nodded and took the receipt. They were at Luvienne now. Everything Celeste had purchased was packed and neatly arranged on the floor. There were over 30 shopping bags in total, all lined up.Celeste checked the bill, confirmed it was correct, and handed over her card to the clerk.Both Lennox and Janet were stunned. Celeste had just spent nearly six million dollars on clothes?But Lennox quickly regained her
Just as Janet was lost in thought, Trevor arrived. After greeting the Locket and Shaw family members, Wynn introduced Janet to him. "This is my Aunt Lennox's daughter, Janet Linvale."Trevor glanced at Janet, smiled politely, and said, "Nice to meet you."Janet had only ever seen Trevor in Wynn's Instagram posts.Seeing him in person now, she suddenly understood why Wynn had chosen him.The men who pursued Wynn in the past were already exceptional in every way—renowned, capable, and impressive. But compared to Trevor, whether it was his personal achievements, education, family background, or even looks and demeanor, none of them could come close.She had thought those past suitors were already the best of the best, but only now did she realize there's always someone better out there.And she had to admit, Trevor and Wynn standing together did look incredibly well-matched.Still, thinking of everything that had happened between Trevor and Celeste, Janet lowered her gaze and quiet
Just then, Wynn seemed to remember something and said, "Isn't Beck's company hiring right now? Harper Corporation should have a suitable position for her. I'll call Beck later and ask."Trevor smiled. "Alright."Janet knew who Beck was. She had heard that he and Trevor grew up together and that he also admired Wynn.Whenever Wynn needed help in the past, Beck would always go all out to support her. Hearing this, Janet wanted to say she didn't want to rely on anyone, but before she could speak, Lennox quickly responded, "Thank you, Wynn. I really appreciate your handling this."Wynn said, "It's the least I can do."After that, Trevor and Wynn didn't bring up Janet again. They sat close together, speaking in low voices about who knows what. The conversation seemed endless, and their rapport felt effortless.Seeing how close and affectionate they were, Janet couldn't help but think of Celeste, who had gone shopping alone today. She quietly asked Linda, "When are they getting divor
Wynn put down her phone and said to Lennox, "He might be busy. I'll try calling again later."More than half an hour later, she called Beck again. This time, Beck answered. Wynn said, "Hope I'm not bothering you?"Beck replied, "Not at all."In fact, Beck had seen her call the first time. He had just chosen not to pick up.He asked, "What's going on?"Wynn explained the reason for her call. After hearing it, Beck asked, "Why not arrange for her to work at Trevor's company?"Wynn smiled at the question. "Trevor's company isn't hiring right now."Beck was silent for a second. Then he asked, "What's her name?""Janet Linvale.""How do you spell that?""J-A-N-E-T L-I-N-V-A-L-E.""Alright. Got it. Have her submit a resume through the regular process over the next few days."Wynn smiled. "Thanks, Beck."Before Beck could respond, Wynn seemed to want to chat a bit more and casually asked, "What are you up to now? Been busy lately?"Beck didn't get a chance to answer.A soft, pl
As she spoke, Celeste stopped looking at him and turned to leave.Trevor stepped forward, trying to stop her, but just then, his phone rang.He glanced at the caller ID and paused, watching as Celeste got into her car. Then he answered the call.Matthias had intended to stop Trevor when he saw him move toward Celeste, but seeing Trevor give up on his own, he shot him a glance, let out a cold snort, and got into Celeste's car.Matthias hadn't really caught what Trevor and Celeste had just been talking about. After getting in the car, he asked. "Where did he want you to go?"Celeste told him about Martha's upcoming birthday celebration.Matthias genuinely hadn't known about that. The Yoder family and the Fleming family didn't have particularly close ties, but since Martha's birthday was being arranged so grandly, the Yoder family would probably receive an invitation. He just didn't visit his family often, so he wasn't aware.After hearing it, he said, "You're right not to go." The
Celeste had no idea what Trevor and Jorge talked about. After lunch with Matthias, she returned to the office to continue working.On Wednesday, she received a call from Gideon inviting her over for dinner that weekend. He added, "Jo will be there too." Celeste paused for a moment and said, "Alright."On Friday afternoon, while Celeste was in a meeting, her phone suddenly rang. Just as she was about to answer, the call ended.Since she was still in a meeting and the number was unfamiliar, she didn't give it much thought.The person calling had actually been Janet. She had officially started working at Harper Corporation on Wednesday.She had called Celeste to tell her that she had joined the company and would be settling down in Baumond.But just after dialing, she remembered something Linda had said—that Trevor's friends, like Beck, didn't like Celeste. No matter how hard she tried to win them over, they never warmed up to her. Yet they had easily accepted Wynn.If she told C
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