After dinner, Jordyn mentioned something that made Celeste realize Trevor was away on a business trip.At around 9:00 pm, while Celeste was taking a shower, her phone rang.Jordyn saw that it was Beck calling and answered it. "Mr. Harper."Hearing her voice, Beck paused slightly. "Jo."Before Jordyn could continue, Celeste stepped out of the bathroom. Seeing her, Jordyn handed her the phone and said, "Mom, it's Mr. Harper.""Okay." Celeste took the phone, but before she could speak, Beck beat her to it. "I hope I'm not disturbing you?""No."Beck said, "I'm out of town right now, so we'll have to reschedule our dinner for another time.""That's fine."After hanging up, Celeste was about to dry her hair when Jordyn suddenly looked at her in confusion.Noticing her gaze, Celeste asked, "What's wrong?""Mom, you know Mr. Harper too?""Yes.""Okay."…The next morning, Celeste went downstairs to make breakfast.About half an hour later, as she was heading back upstairs, she
Over the years, the Locket family's tech company had been struggling, constantly losing money due to a lack of core technology and high-level talent.To help them solve this issue, Trevor had spent a significant amount of time during his business trip overseas recruiting a few top-tier tech experts for the Locket family's company.With his support, the Locket family's business would likely improve in the near future.However, none of this had anything to do with Celeste. If she still had lingering feelings for Trevor, knowing about this would only upset her.So, Beck chose not to mention it.After lunch, since Beck had other matters to attend to, they went their separate ways.…On Monday, the transfer of InnovaTech's shares to Wynn was finalized.Celeste and Matthias found out about it because the moment the news broke, the industry group chat they were in immediately shared the information.Whether it was the luxury villa worth over 600 million that Trevor gifted to Lilian o
Beck still continued to ignore Linda.Just then, someone happened to come over and greet him. The person also knew Celeste and Matthias, so the four of them started chatting.Linda was left standing there, completely ignored. Her face grew increasingly awkward until she had no choice but to leave, humiliated.…Not far away, Miles glanced in their direction and remarked, "Beck seems to be getting closer to them." By "them," he was naturally referring to Celeste and Matthias.Wynn shared the same thought.After all, if Beck and Matthias were simply business partners, a quick greeting and some polite small talk would have sufficed at an event like this.Yet, Beck was engaged in a long conversation with Matthias and Celeste. It was starting to look like they were actually becoming friends.Of course, in Wynn's view, the reason Beck would consider befriending Matthias was that Matthias was indeed worth knowing. As for Celeste, she was just along for the ride.Hearing Miles' comm
However, neither Beck nor Kieran said anything.Celeste and Matthias were engaged in conversation with others and didn't notice the silent exchange between Beck and Kieran.Since Celeste hadn't eaten dinner, she excused herself after a while and headed to the buffet area for food.Kieran followed her shortly after and struck up a conversation.At the same time, Miles happened to be near the buffet. When he noticed them, he froze for a second, muttered "Shit," and then turned back toward Trevor and Wynn.He leaned toward Trevor and whispered, "That Kieran... I think he likes Celeste. The way he looks at her is... tsk!"Trevor followed Miles' gaze and saw Kieran talking to Celeste.The way Kieran looked at her—slightly tilting his head down, his eyes warm and filled with a deep intensity—was unmistakably the way a man looked at a woman he adored.Moreover, he was treating her with great care, taking the empty glass from her hand and setting it aside before reaching for a piece of
As soon as Beck approached, Kieran noticed him.His thin lips pressed together in displeasure, and his gaze toward Beck instantly turned cold.But Beck acted as if he didn't see it, continuing toward them without the slightest hesitation in his steps.He stopped in front of Celeste and naturally faced her. "What are you two talking about?"Celeste, unaware of the tension between them, casually replied, "Work-related stuff."The fact that Celeste could talk so easily with Kieran suggested that Kieran must be quite competent in his field. In other words, compared to him, Celeste and Kieran had more to talk about.Not to mention, Kieran was currently working at YodaVision. That meant Kieran had far more opportunities to interact with Celeste than he did.Thinking about this, the smile on Beck's face faded slightly.Just as he was about to speak, Matthias walked over.Seeing both Kieran and Beck standing next to Celeste, he found it a bit odd.However, he didn't dwell on it and s
Celeste ignored him, so Trevor didn't say anything else.Kieran had just walked out from the other side of the parking lot. Seeing them, he made his way toward Celeste."Morning."Celeste nodded. "Morning."Kieran paused for a moment before turning back to give Trevor a brief, indifferent greeting. "Morning."Trevor smiled. "Morning."Today, Trevor was here at YodaVision to discuss a business collaboration. As an important figure in the company, Celeste should have been the one to warmly receive a potential business partner.Yet, after Kieran greeted both Celeste and Trevor, he noticed that Celeste never once turned back to acknowledge Trevor. She simply walked straight ahead, showing no intention of playing the host.Was this attitude because of Trevor's relationship with Wynn?Thinking about this, Kieran glanced back at Trevor.However, Trevor didn't look the least bit upset about Celeste's treatment of him.Kieran didn't comment further.The four of them entered the elev
Trevor then added, "How about lunch together? My treat."Matthias had no interest in dining with him and replied, "I appreciate your offer, but I'm a bit tired today. I don't feel like going out. I'll just grab a simple meal at the cafeteria. You're welcome to do as you please."Trevor smiled. "Eating at the cafeteria is certainly more convenient. If you don't mind, how about we join you?"Matthias couldn't say anything.So, just a few minutes later, they found themselves in YodaVision's cafeteria.As the company's boss—combined with the fact that both he and Trevor were strikingly handsome—their arrival instantly drew attention.Celeste was already eating. And Kieran was sitting across from her.They were deep in conversation, so she didn't notice Matthias' arrival.It wasn't until she heard someone greet him that she instinctively looked up—only to realize that not only was Matthias here, but Trevor had also come to the cafeteria.Hearing the greeting, Kieran also looked ove
Betty had relatives visiting from Xelora, and they had come to Baumond to see her.That morning, just as Celeste finished a meeting, Betty called and asked her to come over for lunch with them.She stood by the elevator, waiting, when Joseph Lockridge—the newly hired general manager of YodaVision—walked over with Trevor and Jacob.Upon seeing her, Joseph greeted her, "Ms. Rodriguez."Celeste gave a slight nod.Joseph wasn't sure whether Trevor and Celeste knew each other. He only knew that despite Trevor being at YodaVision for several days discussing a collaboration, he and Celeste had never crossed paths.Seeing that Celeste didn't greet Trevor, Joseph assumed they weren't acquainted. So, he introduced them."Ms. Rodriguez, this is Mr. Fleming of Fleming Group."Then, he turned to Trevor and said, "This is Ms. Rodriguez from YodaVision's R&D department."Without looking at Trevor, Celeste simply said, "I know."Trevor, however, glanced at her and told Joseph, "No need for i
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