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
Beck came back to his senses, looked at Celeste with a smile, and shook his head. "It's nothing."After finishing the business discussion with Beck that afternoon, Matthias called Celeste.Matthias said, "I just got word from the lawyer—Wynn still refuses to terminate the contract. She's willing to pay a substantial compensation fee for damage to our reputation, but I didn't agree. "Since negotiations failed, I've asked the lawyer to proceed with legal action."Celeste replied, "Alright, got it."After that, Matthias added, "Trevor is coming to the company tomorrow to discuss some matters. Joseph can handle the first part of the meeting, but there's one document that needs your confirmation, so—"In other words, she would have to meet with Trevor tomorrow.Celeste understood what he meant and said, "Alright, understood."…The next day, Trevor and Jacob arrived at YodaVision in the afternoon.As Matthias had said, Joseph was the one who received them initially. Midway throug
As soon as Celeste returned to her office, her phone rang.It was a call from Jordyn.Thinking back to what Trevor had said in the conference room—about having dinner and bringing Jordyn along—she looked at the call and didn't answer it.Jordyn called her three times in a row. When none of the calls were answered, she sent a message a moment later."Mom, I have a fencing competition next month. Can you come with me to training tomorrow?"When Celeste saw the message, her hand holding the phone suddenly froze.Ever since Trevor had taken Jordyn to Andostan over two years ago, she had missed out on many aspects of Jordyn's life.For instance, she didn't really know what classes Trevor had arranged for Jordyn, or what extracurricular activities she'd been enrolled in during those two years.Before she had brought up the idea of divorce, Celeste had tried to ask Jordyn about these things, but Jordyn didn't want to talk to her.If Jordyn hadn't mentioned it just now, she wouldn't e
After finishing the call with Jordyn, Celeste hung up. About ten minutes later, Trevor sent her the time and location for Jordyn's fencing training the next day.But that was all he sent—just the time and address. Nothing else. Not a single extra word.…The next day, Celeste was the first to arrive at the fencing gym. Around three to four minutes later, Jordyn arrived too.She was only accompanied by the driver. Trevor wasn't there. As soon as she got out of the car, Jordyn happily grabbed Celeste's hand and led her inside.Just as they entered the gym, Celeste's phone rang—it was a call from Matthias.She turned to Jordyn and said, "I need to take a call."Jordyn replied, "Okay, then I'll go find my coach first.""Mm."Matthias was just asking her a few work-related things. After chatting briefly, they ended the call.Jordyn hadn't gone far.Her coach greeted her with a smile, "Hey, Jordyn, you're here?" Then he looked around and asked, "Ms. Locket and Mr. Fleming didn't
Although the coach didn't say it outright, Celeste could guess what he meant.In fact, even if he didn't mention it, she could already tell that the reason Jordyn took up fencing was likely due to the influence of either Trevor or Wynn.But she didn't dwell on it too much.Although she had given up custody of Jordyn and wouldn't involve herself much in her future, Jordyn was still her daughter—her flesh and blood. Even if they grew further and further apart over time, she still hoped Jordyn would have a bright future.As long as fencing was good for her, that was enough. As for who inspired her to take it up, it didn't matter.Celeste didn't keep her eyes on Jordyn the whole time during training.As Jordyn's training was about to wrap up, Celeste was looking something up on her phone when someone suddenly appeared beside her.She paused, then looked up—sure enough, it was Trevor, his deep eyes fixed on her. She only glanced at him briefly before looking away.Trevor asked, "Wha
In Jordyn's world, there was no room for her, Trevor, and Wynn to coexist.She had asked Celeste to go to her competition without the intention of inviting Wynn, which made it clear that she understood the reality of the situation.On a day that mattered to her, Jordyn chose her. But Celeste didn't feel much joy about that.The competition was scheduled for next weekend. Normally, Celeste was free on weekends. Besides, when a child participated in a competition, that was considered a big deal in any family. As a parent, it'd only be natural to prioritize the child.In the past, Celeste would have done just that—put Jordyn first. Everything else would've had to take a backseat. But now…It wasn't like she didn't notice the hope in Jordyn's eyes. Even so, she replied vaguely, "I'll see when the time comes. If nothing urgent comes up, I'll attend."In the past six months, Jordyn had made so many calls to Celeste and voiced so many wishes that she had already figured out a pattern.
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
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
"Isn't that so?"Jorge, Miles, and the others were also present.They didn't know about the grudges between Celeste and the Lockets and Shaws, so when they heard Erin say the guests had mistaken someone for her granddaughter, they didn't react much.Neither Harvey nor Lennox said a word in defense of Celeste.Linda watched it all with a deep sense of satisfaction.Janet looked like she wanted to say something, but with so many people around, she didn't dare. She just lowered her head in silence.Just then, Betty, along with Jamie and Hector, walked out of the elevator."Celeste?"As soon as they stepped out and saw the crowd, Jamie and Hector hadn't even had time to react before they spotted Celeste, who was about to leave.Hearing Hector's voice, Celeste turned her head and saw her grandmother and younger siblings.Soon, Betty and the others also saw Trevor.But at the same time, Betty also spotted Harvey, Lilian, and the rest of the Locket family.Celeste pressed her lips
A few days after attending the International Artificial Intelligence Conference, Celeste went to a hotel one evening after work to attend Adeline's nephew's wedding banquet.She entered the elevator and just as the doors were about to close, she suddenly heard someone say, "Hold the door."At the same time, a hand reached in to stop the elevator from closing.When she saw who it was, Celeste's eyes flickered slightly.Calvin was also surprised to see her in the elevator.Though they had only met a few times and their last meeting was two or three months ago, he still remembered her. He gave her a polite nod.At that moment, Erin appeared at the elevator entrance as well.She looked slightly surprised when she saw Celeste. But she quickly averted her eyes, entering the elevator as if she didn't recognize her.Calvin was about to press the button for their floor, but noticed that the 18th floor had been selected.Since Celeste was technically an acquaintance, he smiled and turne
What Cayden wanted was really just an attempt to learn the core technology behind Infinite-CM.Matthias shook hands with him and responded smoothly. "Professor Sweeney, you flatter me. I've read your two papers on recurrent neural networks and attention mechanisms more than ten times—they've been a huge source of inspiration for me. "It's truly an honor to speak with you."Cayden was naturally eager to talk to Matthias longer. But the conference opening ceremony was about to begin.So, before they could continue the conversation, the staff came over to guide them to their seats.After the event's organizers gave their opening speeches, Cayden, Matthias, and other high-profile guests began giving keynote presentations.Everyone in attendance was eager to build connections with Cayden and Matthias.Once the first round of talks concluded, both of them were immediately surrounded by many parties, including corporate delegations.Celeste, Beck, Kieran, and Jorge didn't actually
Cayden said, "This is my PhD student, Wynn Locket."Besides Wynn, Cayden had brought along four or five other students. Among them, Wynn was the only one from Ceravelle.Once people realized that Wynn was Cayden's student, many at the venue couldn't help but feel envious."Oh my god, she's actually Professor Sweeney's PhD student? That's amazing!""Plus, she's also beautiful. It's like the universe gave her everything. So unfair!""Wait, there's more—she's also Trevor Fleming's girlfriend.""No way—no, I can't take this anymore. Comparing people really will make you depressed!"At that moment, Wynn became not just one of the central figures of the event, but also the person of envy and jealousy for many young people in attendance.As word spread that Wynn was Cayden's student and Trevor's girlfriend, someone who had just greeted Cayden turned to Trevor and joked, "Mr. Fleming, seems like you've got it all, huh?"Trevor just smiled and was about to respond, when Cayden, having
Two days later, Matthias traveled to Santerra to attend the International Artificial Intelligence Conference.Similar to last year's tech expo, this event was a prime opportunity for industry professionals to learn about the latest AI developments and exchange technical insights.Accompanying him were Celeste, Kieran, and a few other newly hired engineers at YodaVision.The reason for bringing newcomers like Kieran was that they hadn't yet been exposed to the company's proprietary information, so there was no risk of any sensitive information being leaked.By the time they arrived in Santerra and entered the conference venue, a sizable crowd had already gathered. It was said that several prominent international AI experts would also be attending the event.At last year's tech expo, Matthias had already drawn significant attention solely by virtue of being Zachary's student.Now, with YodaVision's rising influence, his appearance at this event caused an even greater stir.As soon
Kieran never managed to find a chance to go rafting with Celeste. However, during dinner, he once again "ran into" Celeste and her family.Ivan and Adeline warmly invited him and his friend to eat with them.After learning that he was from the Gibson family, Ivan curiously asked, "What made you suddenly decide to come back and develop your career here?"Thinking of the original reason he returned, Kieran paused slightly in his movements before replying, "I've always been very interested in YodaVision's programming language Cuap and their latest project, Infinite-CM, so I came back to join the company and learn."Ivan, Adeline, and Betty were all aware of Celeste's involvement with YodaVision.Upon hearing this, they all smiled subtly and glanced at Celeste. Meanwhile, Celeste just quietly lowered her head and continued eating.Kieran, however, didn't think too much of it.Celeste was indeed very capable professionally.But from what he had gathered, she had only joined YodaVisi
Trevor didn't have time to accompany Jordyn, but he could spend time with Wynn?Before Celeste could say anything, Jordyn spoke again, "Mom, I wish you had called earlier. If you had called earlier, I could have shown you a video from the helicopter."Celeste could tell that Jordyn was very pleased with Trevor's arrangements this time.For a moment, Celeste didn't know what to say. But she couldn't shake the heavy feeling of frustration growing in her chest.Jordyn continued talking about her plans for the next day and mentioned that she would be returning to the country that evening.Celeste listened, and before she could respond, Jordyn suddenly asked eagerly, "Mom, do you have time tomorrow? I want to call you again."Celeste snapped back to reality, and after two seconds, she replied, "I have time tomorrow.""Yay!"Knowing that Jordyn was already on her way back to the hotel, Celeste felt a lot more at ease. After chatting for a little while longer, she ended the video call
Celeste was thinking the same thing.So, she replied to Trevor."I'm busy. Also, please keep your promise and make sure she doesn't go to my grandmother's house."After a while, Trevor replied, "Okay."After that, Trevor didn't contact her again.…On the third afternoon of the May Day holiday, while Celeste and her family were preparing to enjoy rafting at a scenic spot, Lottie sent her a photo.The person in the photo was Wynn.Lottie was currently in Galdovia, busy with a fashion show.Celeste looked at the photo and replied, "Is she watching your show?"Lottie replied, "Yes! Talk about bad vibes."Then, she sent another message. "She's alone, though. I didn't see Trevor."Celeste responded with an "Okay," not particularly concerned about the situation, and asked, "When are you coming back?""Not sure yet." Lottie had other things to attend to, so they chatted for a bit before she got busy.More than ten minutes later, Lottie video-called her..Celeste hesitated, and
"Are you aware of the termination of the contract between YodaVision and InnovaTech?"Your student, Matthias, has become increasingly arrogant and indulgent, unable to distinguish right from wrong because of his obsession with love. Have you noticed this?"Jorge had intended to say these things, but when his eyes caught sight of Trevor, the words suddenly got stuck in his throat.These were, after all, matters concerning Wynn.Now that both Wynn and Trevor were present, Jorge felt that he had no place to speak on the subject. If he spoke out of turn in front of so many people, it would be equivalent to revealing his thoughts about Wynn to others.That would cause Wynn unnecessary trouble.Thinking of this, Jorge noticed Donald standing beside Trevor. He was aware of Donald's identity.Now that InnovaTech and YodaVision had signed the termination agreement, and then Wynn and Trevor were having a meal with Donald…He immediately realized what this meant.DataWing was indeed t