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At that moment, Jordyn noticed Celeste coming out with her suitcase. "Mom?""Mm." Celeste snapped back to reality, closed the door, and said, "I have work to do, so I'm heading back first. You stay here with Dad and have fun."Jordyn quickly nodded. "Okay, I got it, Mom."Celeste dragged her suitcase downstairs. When she reached the ground floor, she ran into Trevor, who was with Wynn.Seeing her leaving with her suitcase, he simply asked, "You're leaving?"Celeste replied coolly, "Mm.""Did you call a car?""I did."He didn't try to stop her and only said, "Alright."Celeste then walked out with her suitcase, got into the car, and left.…Miles woke up later than usual that day.When he came downstairs for lunch with Trevor and the others, he said, "Trevor, why don't you go upstairs and invite her down?"Of course, he was referring to Celeste.Trevor said indifferently, "No need. She has already left."Miles raised an eyebrow. "She left?"Beck also paused for a moment.
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Although Ivan had lowered his voice and avoided Betty when handing over the invitation, Celeste understood everything perfectly.She replied, "I know."Betty and Martha were close friends. By right, Martha would attend Betty's birthday celebration.However, since Martha was older than Betty, according to their customs, elderly guests older than the birthday celebrant would not attend.For the past few years, Betty's birthdays had not been grand affairs. It was just a simple family dinner.And in all those years, Trevor had never once attended Betty's birthday. He excused himself by saying he was busy from the beginning.But Celeste knew that even if he had free time—enough to go out and have fun with friends—he still wouldn't show up.Even so, every year as Betty's birthday approached, she would always hold onto a bit of hope and ask him in advance if he was available, if he could accompany her back to the Rodriguez residence to celebrate.But every time, she was met with disap
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Celeste lightly covered her nose for a moment before casually letting go and taking a small step back, subtly increasing the distance between them.Trevor didn't seem to notice her small movements. He opened the invitation and glanced at it. "70th birthday?""Mm." This time, she didn't ask if he was free that evening, nor did she plead with him to make time for it. She simply said, "Please tell your parents."It was unclear whether Trevor noticed that she hadn't asked him this time.He glanced at her, then casually set the invitation aside and said, "Got it." With that, he turned and walked into the bathroom.Celeste looked at his back for a moment, then put away the hairdryer and headed to Jordyn's room to help her shower.By the time she finished washing Jordyn's hair, drying it, and getting her ready for bed, nearly an hour had passed.Jordyn clung to her arm and snuggled into her embrace, asking, "Mom, can you sleep with me tonight?"Given the current state of things betwee
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Celeste knew that he didn't allow her near his study, so she stayed in the bedroom, reading while waiting for him.It wasn't until nearly 1:00 am that Trevor finally returned to the room.Seeing him come back, Celeste put down her book and looked at him. Trevor noticed and asked indifferently, "Something wrong?"Celeste didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "I heard there's a charity auction at Hearthside in two days—"Trevor elegantly removed his tie. Hearing this, he glanced at her and said, "You want an invitation?"Celeste was slightly surprised. "Yes.""Got it." With that, he turned and walked into the walk-in closet. A moment later, he entered the bathroom to take a shower.He agreed so readily that Celeste was a little surprised. But since he said yes, she felt relieved.It was late. So, she set her book aside and laid down on the bed. Before Trevor finished showering, she had already fallen asleep.…Since the auction was the day after tomorrow, Celeste ret
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The next day, after dressing up, Celeste and Lottie headed to the auction.Neither of them dressed particularly extravagantly, but their striking looks still drew plenty of attention when they entered the auction hall.Lottie had attended a few auctions before and was fairly active in their social circle, so many people recognized her. But Celeste was someone they had never seen before.Seeing her attend the auction with Lottie, many people began speculating about which prestigious family she belonged to.Their seats were in the middle-to-back section.They didn't arrive early. Just a few minutes after they sat down, the auction was about to begin.At that moment, a sudden commotion broke out in the front row. Hearing the noise, Celeste and Lottie turned to look.When they saw what was happening, Celeste froze for a second.Lottie whispered, "It's Trevor and Wynn. They're here too." Then she turned to Celeste. "Did you know they'd be attending?"Celeste shook her head. "No."
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After all, when Matthias had taken her to the previous banquet and the tech expo, Trevor had ignored her existence from beginning to end.As she was thinking about this, the auction started. The host took the stage, and the hall quieted down.Celeste had already gone through the auction catalog in detail. She had her eye on a set of emerald jewelry and an embroidered painting by a renowned artist.Which one she would actually bid on depended on the situation.The auction began quickly.Celeste was focused—if the item wasn't something she wanted, she didn't raise her paddle.Meanwhile, neither Trevor nor Wynn had placed any bids either.After a while, both Celeste and Lottie noticed that Wynn finally raised her paddle. She was bidding on a diamond bracelet.It was a piece from a famous international designer, and just from the style, it was clear that the bracelet was meant for young women.There was no doubt—this bracelet was something Trevor was buying for Wynn.The starting
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Trevor chuckled. "It's fine. Didn't you say your grandmother likes it? Go ahead and bid."Seeing his smile, Wynn felt a sweetness in her heart. She raised her paddle again. "60 million."Jorge immediately followed. "70 million."Then, he called out loudly to Trevor, "Mr. Fleming, my old folks at home love this kind of thing. How about showing me some courtesy and letting me have it?"Trevor looked over and returned a polite smile. "Sorry, Mr. Robinson, but I also have elders at home who like this."They made no effort to keep their conversation private, so naturally, Celeste and Lottie also heard it.The vase was meant for Erin, Wynn's paternal grandmother. Yet Trevor referred to her as his own elder, making it clear that he already considered the Locket family as his own.That was a stark contrast to how he treated her family.Wynn raised her paddle again. "85 million."This time, Jorge didn't continue bidding.In the end, Wynn won the antique vase for 85 million, once again
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Wynn just raised the bid by a huge margin again!Celeste felt her heart sink further. She didn't have much money on hand. At the start, her budget for this auction had been set at no more than 30 million. After all, the Rodriguez family's business was struggling, and they didn't have much disposable income to splurge.But now…Jorge raised the bid. "28 million."Celeste raised her paddle. "30 million."She had bid twice in a row after him, her voice soft and clear, carrying a gentle allure. This made Jorge turn his head to look. When he saw Celeste, he paused for a moment, then raised an eyebrow and smiled.Celeste, noticing his gaze, nodded back politely.Just then, Wynn raised her paddle again. "40 million."Celeste no longer paid attention to Jorge. The moment she heard Wynn's bid, her hands clenched into fists.Jorge raised again. "43 million."Celeste immediately followed. "45 million."Wynn bidded, "50 million."Celeste felt like her mind had exploded. Her initial
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Celeste nodded and sat down on the sofa by the coffee table.Trevor then instructed, "Have someone bring us some coffee."Zeke replied, "Already taken care of."Just as he finished speaking, Naomi came in carrying coffee.When she saw Celeste, she froze for a moment. "Ms. Rodriguez?"Naomi had been the one to take over Celeste's job after she left Fleming Group. Since then, they had basically had no contact.Celeste nodded with a smile, "Long time no see.""Long time no see." Naomi smiled too. But given the situation, it wasn't really appropriate for her to chat too much.She placed the coffee carefully in front of both Celeste and Trevor, and was about to leave when she seemed to remember something and turned back to report on some work matters.After listening, Trevor said, "Got it. I'll have time this afternoon. Tell him to come by before three.""Okay." Naomi answered, then smiled and nodded politely at Celeste before hurrying out.Celeste watched her leave, slowly stirr
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After they finished playing golf, Celeste and the others still had other plans.Trevor and Wynn had joined midway, and perhaps guessing that Celeste and the others had other arrangements that they might not be suited to join, Trevor took the initiative to say, "We have some other plans later, so we won't keep interrupting everyone's fun."Hearing this, Rowan and Theodore didn't insist on keeping them and said, "Is that so? That's fine. Let's meet up again next time when we're free."Trevor smiled and nodded before leaving with Wynn.Matthias had actually been a bit worried that Trevor and Wynn might tag along for their meal afterwards.Seeing Trevor leave on his own initiative, he felt a little relieved and whispered to Celeste, "At least he knows when to back off."Celeste smiled and hummed a response.…After they had walked a distance, Trevor finally asked, "Upset?"Having stumbled twice today, Wynn was indeed feeling down. Especially seeing how much Rowan and the others li
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The group chatted while playing golf.However, it was obvious that Theodore and Rowan were far more interested in the topic they were discussing than in the game itself.At first, they talked about international affairs. As the conversation went on, Theodore and Rowan ended up simulating a battle arrangement right there on the spot.As they got more and more into it, Celeste and Matthias simply stood by and listened, along with Trevor and Wynn.Maybe not wanting the younger ones to just stand around, Rowan said, "Why don't you join in and share your thoughts?"After a moment, Celeste spoke up, "With strong enemies on all sides, it's not suitable to charge in alone. So for now, staying put would be a good choice."Hearing this, Wynn paused.She had to admit, it was a good idea. If Celeste hadn't said it first, she honestly wouldn't have thought of it herself.Just as that thought crossed her mind, she saw Rowan smiling and nodding in agreement.Matthias reacted quickly too. He
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Rowan said to Trevor, "Since you're here, why don't you stay and join us for a while?"Trevor replied, "Sure."After exchanging a few pleasantries with Trevor, Rowan turned back to Harold, Matthias, and the others and asked, "Where were we just now?"Matthias answered, "We were discussing how we should appropriately handle the situation if we discover a foreign probe entering our controlled area."Hearing this, Wynn couldn't help but start thinking about it too.Rowan smiled and asked, "What do you think? Cel, do you have any thoughts?"Earlier, Matthias and Celeste hadn't had time to really think about it before Trevor and Wynn showed up.Now that Rowan asked again, Celeste and Matthias both paused briefly.When Wynn heard Rowan call Celeste by her nickname, she suddenly got distracted.Cel? Rowan was addressing Celeste so intimately.Moreover, she noticed that whenever Rowan looked at Celeste, his demeanor was very warm and kind—he genuinely seemed to admire her.She frown
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After dinner, Jordyn followed Celeste back to the Rodriguez residence.That night, she received a call from Rowan, inviting her and Matthias to play golf the next morning.Celeste agreed. However, when she saw the address Rowan sent, she hesitated for a moment.The golf course happened to be a property owned by the Fleming family. She had been there before.Still, since she had already agreed, it wouldn't be appropriate to back out now.…Early Saturday morning, she drove out as planned.When she and Matthias arrived at the golf course, Rowan, Theodore, and Harold were already there.Seeing them, Rowan and the others greeted them with a smile, "You're here."Celeste nodded.Rowan asked, "Do you know how to play golf?"Celeste nodded again. "I've learned a bit."After some polite small talk, they began playing golf while chatting casually.Not long after, just as Celeste was putting away her club, she saw two people walking toward them from a distance.It was Trevor and Wy
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Although Celeste and Matthias had already asked Candice to politely decline Cayden's request for a meeting, he still showed up uninvited two days later.Since he had come in person, Celeste and Matthias couldn't completely refuse to see him.They gave him a brief, symbolic reception, but after chatting for just over ten minutes, they politely sent him off.After that, whenever Cayden tried to arrange another meeting, they simply ignored him.With Celeste and Matthias maintaining a firm stance, and unable to meet with them, Cayden invited Wynn out for a meal the next day instead.During the meal, Cayden chatted with her about the developments in the industry for a while before saying, "If you had joined YodaVision last year, you would've grown so much by now. What a shame."At their last meeting, Cayden had asked about her current situation. After hearing she hadn't gotten into YodaVision, he didn't comment much.But now, recalling the matter, he couldn't help expressing his regr
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Celeste didn't care how Trevor thought of her or looked at her, nor was she interested.After leaving the restaurant, Celeste and Matthias' group headed back to Fleming Tech for a meeting.This time, Lilian and Linda didn't follow. But Wynn did.Seeing Wynn come along again, Matthias secretly rolled his eyes and said, "Mr. Fleming, about Ms. Locket—"Trevor seemed to know what he wanted to say.Before Matthias could finish, Trevor spoke up, "If you're concerned about confidentiality, you don't have to worry. If anything does happen, I'll take full responsibility."Matthias had expected him to say that. After all, when they first started working with InnovaTech, Trevor had said exactly the same thing.Even so, Matthias still needed clear assurance.Hearing Trevor's words, Matthias put on a half-hearted smile and said, "I feel better with your assurance."During the meeting in the morning, the seat at the center of the table was occupied by Trevor alone. Now that Wynn was here,
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Before Trevor could respond, his phone rang.He stepped outside to take the call, and by the time he returned, the food was being served.Miles' question was left hanging—brushed aside just like that.Right now, the author of the paper that engineers in the country and abroad were scrambling to read was sitting right in front of them.As the meal progressed, Rodney and his students couldn't help but ask Celeste questions as they skimmed through the paper's core content and experimental data.Whether they asked about specific parts of the paper or about broader problems that had puzzled them in their own research, Celeste responded to everything fluently and confidently.Wynn watched in silence. Her heart was calm.Watching Celeste speak so assuredly with Rodney and the others actually seemed like she did know what she was talking about.But was that really possible?Given Matthias' capabilities, if he was willing to credit Celeste as first author, then he must have ensured she
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It really was Celeste?Even though Jorge, Lilian, and Linda didn't specialize in AI and couldn't fully grasp how groundbreaking Celeste's paper was, they did know one thing—Wynn's advisor, Cayden, was a major figure in the AI world.A world-renowned expert like him paying this much attention to a paper—personally messaging Wynn and urging her to study it thoroughly—was a huge deal.On top of that, Rodney's student had just said Celeste's paper had caused a massive stir both at home and abroad, with top engineers staying up all night to read it.All of this pointed to one thing: Celeste's paper had real weight. But how could such a powerful paper possibly have come from Celeste?Rodney, not knowing who Celeste was or her history with the Lockets and the Shaws, hadn't read the paper yet.Still, just hearing that it had increased large language model efficiency for long-text processing over tenfold was already enough to get him excited.He immediately turned to Matthias and asked,
