Noticing Trevor's gaze directed toward the bathroom, Jordyn remarked, "Mom's in there taking a shower."Trevor replied, "Hmm. Did you ask your mom to shower here?""No, Mom brought the clothes herself."Trevor did not ask any further questions. After exchanging a few brief words, he advised her to go to bed early before walking away.Celeste heard some noises outside while in the bathroom, realizing Trevor had arrived, but she couldn't hear their conversation. Jordyn was still unwell and easily fell asleep after taking medicine. As it was getting late, Celeste lay down on the bed with her after the shower.Jordyn snuggled into Celeste's embrace, burying her face in her shoulder. "Mom, you smell amazing and feel so soft."She found Celeste's hugs to be the most comforting, even more so than Wynn's embrace. Yet, aware of Celeste's disdain for Wynn, she chose to keep her feelings to herself.Jordyn quickly fell asleep, followed by Celeste, who was also tired.When Jordyn fell ill,
Celeste did not answer but patted Sylvia on the head. "Sylvia, please don't tell Jo that I sent you here, alright?" Sylvia nodded. "Okay."Previously, Jordyn got angry with her for hugging Celeste. She felt a little scared of Jordyn and hesitated to speak to her. Moreover, Jordyn might still be upset, as she would glare at her whenever they crossed paths.Trevor, Wynn, and Jordyn appeared to be a happy family. Celeste observed them and thought they looked great together before looking away.After a while, after Trevor and Wynn departed, Celeste stepped out of the car alongside Sylvia.Jordyn's teacher recognized Celeste as Jordyn's mother. Just moments ago, she had seen Jordyn being dropped off at school by her father and another woman, leading her to believe that Celeste was simply occupied. But now, witnessing Celeste holding Sylvia's hand, her thoughts spiraled into confusion. "Ms. Rodriguez, you and Sylvia...""Mrs. Golden had an urgent matter to attend to, so she asked me
Everyone was amazed to see Celeste. One employee eagerly asked, "Mr. Yoder, is this lovely lady really our new colleague?""You're well-informed." Matthias smiled.Then, he continued, "Allow me to introduce her to you. This is Celeste Rodriguez, our company's…"Before he could complete his words, Quentin abruptly interrupted him. "Mr. Yoder, did you fire Wynn because of her?"After a brief pause, Matthias nodded. "Yes. I'll explain it to you..."Before Matthias finished, Quentin glanced at Celeste and said, "Wynn just earned her doctorate from a top-ten university at only 25. Ms. Rodriguez, if you could kick her out to join YodaVision, your resume must be even more impressive, right?"Moments ago, Wynn mentioned that Matthias didn't hire her for personal reasons, but she didn't specify what they were. Moreover, Quentin witnessed Celeste and Matthias hugging. Hence, he assumed they had a close relationship, believing Celeste got into YodaVision through connections.Despite the ab
"It's not necessary. I won't be returning to YodaVision ever again!" Quentin declared as he walked away, not even glancing back.Celeste held talent in high regard. She turned to Matthias, who shook his head, advising her not to rush.Matthias recognized Quentin's talent and was reluctant to let him go. However, he'd sensed that Quentin had feelings for Wynn from their first meeting.Though Quentin's feelings were a personal affair that didn't concern Matthias, he couldn't ignore that Quentin's emotions for Wynn had clouded his judgment. As a result, Quentin unfairly reacted to Celeste's arrival without justification. This behavior was simply unacceptable.Additionally, they collaborated with the government on Cuap's core technology and signed a confidentiality agreement. Thus, Celeste's identity could not be exposed.Quentin's impulsive nature was largely influenced by his high regard for Wynn. Even if Celeste were to showcase her talents in the future, Quentin might remain uncon
After Quentin left YodaVision, he immediately called Wynn."Celeste joined YodaVision?"Quentin was puzzled. "Hmm. Didn't you know this?"He thought Celeste replaced her at YodaVision."No." She thought Matthias didn't hire her as he wanted to vent his anger on Celeste's behalf. She pondered whether Celeste had left Fleming Group since joining YodaVision.Quentin was shocked. "So, what was the personal reason you mentioned earlier?"Wynn refused to elaborate. "Just some personal grudges.""But…""What's wrong?"He'd misunderstood. His resignation wasn't related to Wynn. Quentin then asked, "How good is Celeste? I heard she hasn't passed her doctoral exam yet. She...""Her situation isn't that she hasn't yet passed her doctoral exam. Rather, she only holds an undergraduate degree and has never pursued a master's degree.""What? Really?""Mmm," Wynn replied indifferently. She was taken aback by Celeste's decision to leave Fleming Group. Yet, even more surprising was that r
Then, Jacob asked, "What about the coffee...""Take it away. Just pour me a glass of water.""Noted."…At noon, Matthias attended a social event while Celeste ate alone in the cafeteria. Her colleagues were polite but distant, but Celeste didn't mind.After lunch, she resumed work. At around 5:00 pm, she approached Yandel and asked, "Can you take a look? I'm almost done.""What?" Yandel was taken aback. At first, he stared at the content sent, feeling perplexed. However, as he continued reading, his eyes widened in disbelief."You… You're all done?" This was more than ten days of work for Quentin. He couldn't believe she had figured it all out and completed it in less than a day.Celeste replied, "Yeah."Yandel was left amazed and utterly speechless. He realized that Celeste not only did the work excellently but also offered him new concepts for his remaining tasks that he hadn't considered before.Upon hearing this, one by one, the other colleagues gathered around. After th
When Trevor and Miles arrived at the private room in the restaurant, Wynn and Jordyn were already there.Wynn asked, "What's making you smile so happily?"Miles smiled and said, "Nothing, I just ran into someone quite interesting."After dinner, Trevor and Jordyn went home.Getting out of the car, Jordyn happily ran upstairs, calling out, "Mom, Mom…"Hannah heard the commotion and came out of the kitchen. "Mrs. Fleming hasn't returned.""Huh?" Jordyn was disappointed. "Why has Mom been so busy lately?" Then, she went upstairs, grumbling.Seeing Trevor standing still, Hannah asked, "Mr. Fleming?"Trevor shook his head. "It's nothing."Then, he went upstairs as well.That night, Trevor noticed that Celeste hadn't returned.The next morning, when Jordyn woke up, she thought she would get to eat the breakfast Celeste prepared again.Seeing the breakfast on the table that didn't look like Celeste's cooking, she frowned. "Mom didn't get up to make breakfast?""Mrs. Fleming is no
Thinking of that, Celeste replied, "Got it. I'll be back soon."That night, Celeste made honey garlic spare ribs for Jordyn and also prepared some soup. She stayed over for the next two days.On Friday, Betty called, asking her to come home for dinner. So, Celeste took Jordyn to the Rodriguez family home.However, only Betty was at home. The others were either out socializing or still in school.Betty didn't know that Jordyn had returned to the country. Seeing Celeste bring her along, she was pleasantly surprised.Jordyn was quite close to Betty and quickly won her over, making her very happy.That night, Celeste and Jordyn stayed at the Rodriguez family home.The next morning, Celeste got up early to make pancakes.Watching her skillful movements, Betty couldn't help but sigh, remembering how Celeste had never done housework before she got married.Celeste knew what Betty was thinking and smiled. "Cooking helps me clear my mind. I actually enjoy it."Celeste had gained a lit
Jordyn wrapped her arms around Celeste's neck, burying her small face against it to shield herself from the cold wind.Celeste's clothes were soft and warm, and Jordyn snuggled into her embrace, rubbing her face against her neck with enjoyment.Trevor was always punctual. By the time Celeste carried Jordyn to the parking lot, his car had pulled in.Seeing them, the car stopped right beside Celeste.Even though her dad had arrived, Jordyn didn't get down from Celeste's arms. Instead, she playfully said to Trevor, who had lowered the car window, "Dad, carry me inside."Trevor didn't say anything. He simply got out of the car and took Jordyn from Celeste's arms.Happily, Jordyn swung her legs in the air while nestled in his hold.As Trevor leaned in to take her, Celeste caught a familiar scent—Wynn's perfume.When he had been sitting beside her earlier, he hadn't smelled like this.This meant that after leaving them, he had gone to the Shaw family.Trevor looked at her and said,
Zachary said, "Sure."Trevor nodded and turned to Celeste. "Are you going home tonight?"Celeste had still been going over the conversation between Trevor and Zachary in her head. When he suddenly spoke to her, she paused for a moment before responding, "No."Trevor nodded again. "Got it." Then he stood up and said, "I'll come by later to pick Jo up."That meant he was leaving.Celeste replied coldly, "Got it."Trevor didn't say anything else to her. Instead, he walked over to Betty and said, "Madam Klein, I have things to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."Betty didn't stand up, and her tone was equally cold, "Sure. I won't see you off."Trevor didn't seem bothered by her indifference. He turned to Ivan, gave him a slight nod as a form of greeting, and then left the banquet hall.Outside the hotel, Beck had just stepped out of his car when he saw Trevor walking out. His movements stalled for a brief moment.Trevor quickly got into his car and drove off.Beck watched but re
Neither Celeste nor Trevor spoke again.Celeste's younger cousins had rarely seen Trevor before. Now that they were seeing him in person, they couldn't help but look at him with curiosity.As someone who had held a position of power for years, Trevor exuded authority effortlessly, even without trying. When he noticed their gazes, he glanced at them briefly.Unable to meet his eyes, they instinctively looked away, not daring to stare any longer.Trevor showed no reaction to this, nor did he make any effort to exchange pleasantries. He simply shifted his gaze away, calm and indifferent.Trevor was the man Celeste loved. She had thrown herself into this love headfirst, and after all these years, she still couldn't escape.Given the way Trevor had treated his own niece for so long, it was impossible for Ivan not to harbor resentment toward him.However, what could he do?The Rodriguez family was powerless against Trevor.Now that Trevor was here, as the host, Ivan had no choice bu
Wynn didn't panic at all when she heard that Trevor was at the Rodriguez family's party.After all, Martha had such a close relationship with Betty. She'd definitely let Trevor attend Betty's 70th birthday on her behalf since she couldn't make it herself.Wynn had known this long ago. Still, she was a little upset even though Trevor was there because of Martha's order. When the crowd found out that Trevor went to the Rodriguez family's party instead of coming here, they assumed something had happened between Wynn and Trevor. Wynn remarked in a cold voice, "Madam Daniels and Madam Klein have a good relationship, and Trevor was only there as instructed by Madam Daniels."There had been rumors that the Rodriguez family and the Fleming family were on good terms.But people hadn't seen them interacting with each other before, so they only took it as a rumor.Perhaps it was true then, judging by what Wynn had said. At that moment, someone came in. They had a gift box in their
"Yes."Linda scoffed. "That's so shameless of her!"Just talking about that made her upset. "Could it be that they have a great connection, which is why such a significant person is attending her birthday?""No," Wynn replied coldly. "They just barely know each other." From her perspective, Celeste got to know Zachary through Matthias. So, the reason why Zachary was there today was probably because of Matthias."Oh, okay," Linda said.Beck and Miles were sitting at the table beside Wynn's, right behind her.Initially, Beck was quietly enjoying his meal. He paused for a moment when he heard how Zachary was at Betty's birthday party. He asked, "The Rodriguez family's birthday party?"Miles then explained, "Oh, today's the birthday of Celeste's maternal grandmother. The parties for the Rodriguez family and the Shaw family are on the same day, and the guest lists coincide. Thus, most of the overlapping guests are attending this one because of Trevor and Wynn."Miles had no prio
Celeste was sitting beside Zachary.He was still talking to Betty, and he hadn't spared her a glance yet. Celeste turned a little to Matthias. "Thank you, Matthias."She could tell that Betty was in a much better mood after Zachary came. "There's no need to thank me." Matthias shrugged. "Mr. Newman just happened to reply to me regarding the project you came up with not long ago. Then I told him about this, and he came. So, really, you should be thanking yourself."As Celeste was about to speak, she heard someone mention Trevor's name. Hesitating for a moment, she turned around, only to see Trevor at the entrance. With all eyes on him, he approached Betty with steady steps. "Happy birthday."Then, he handed the gift box to her and said, "Just in case the first gift wasn't to your taste, I brought another. I hope you like it."Betty didn't realize Trevor would attend at all. Yet his arrival didn't bring joy to her.Sure, the Shaws were shameless, but without his support,
With that, Matthias interrupted, "Can we hold off for a bit, Mr. Rodriguez? There's someone else coming, and they should be here in ten minutes."Ivan was well aware of how Matthias and Celeste were connected.Matthias had always taken care of Celeste as well. Hence, Betty and Ivan were pretty grateful to him. Upon hearing what Matthias had just said, Ivan asked, "Is he by himself? We still have empty seats at the main table if he doesn't mind joining us.""He's totally okay with it," Matthias replied. "Okay."Ivan nodded and instructed the staff to serve the other tables first, while their dishes would be served later. As the first few dishes arrived, Matthias glanced at his phone. Then, he pulled Celeste aside and said, "The person is here. I'll go get them."Celeste nodded. The moment she turned around, she heard a familiar yet icy voice. "No need, I'm here already."Celeste was stunned. She immediately turned around. "Mr. Newman?"Zachary hummed a reply.The remaini
Just then, Beck and Miles arrived. The moment the Shaws and Lockets noticed the two, they went up to them.After all, these two were anything but ordinary in Baumond. It was only natural that they held the two in high regard. Linda had already met Beck before. The moment she laid eyes on him again today, a blush crept onto her face, barely concealed by her makeup.Ruby laughed, seeing Linda's reaction. The Harpers were just as distinguished as the Flemings, and with Beck's remarkable qualities, the Shaws were more than happy to see Linda take an interest in him.With Wynn and Trevor a certainty, and now Linda and Beck potentially forming a match, the Shaws would definitely hold undeniable power in Baumond in the future. With that in mind, the Shaws showed even greater enthusiasm when talking to Beck and Miler.Wynn furrowed her brows when she noticed the Shaws' attitude toward the two men. She thought they were being too sycophantic.As friends, Wynn and Beck were e
Seeing the endless stream of arriving guests, Patricia and Mason were all smiles.It was just as what the Rodriguez family thought, they did remember Betty's birthday. No, in fact, after so many years of celebrating Betty's birthday, forgetting it was simply out of the question. Thus, it was no coincidence that they held their housewarming party today. They couldn't help but fume, thinking back to how they had planned to move across from the Rodriguez family, only for Celeste to interfere and enlist Trevor's help, throwing their plans into disarray. But Trevor later made up for it, and ironically, they ended up better off because of it. It made them even more delighted, thinking about how they had scheduled their housewarming party to clash with the Rodriguez family's event and successfully diverted their guests. "Their party must be nearly empty now, huh?" Linda stifled a quiet laugh. "They couldn't even keep their guests after all that effort. It's just humiliating at th