After Martha's birthday, news that Trevor had been married and already had a six-year-old daughter quickly spread throughout the high society circles of Baumond.Wynn had many admirers.Even though it was known that she was already with Trevor, there were still plenty of men who refused to give up.Upon learning that Trevor had actually been married and had a daughter, Wynn's secret admirers felt heartbroken for her, thinking she deserved better.The morning after Martha's birthday, quite a few of them even went to InnovaTech, trying to persuade Wynn to leave Trevor.It took Albert and others stepping in to help "rescue" Wynn from the situation. Word of this incident quickly spread throughout InnovaTech.Some employees couldn't help but sigh, "We already knew from Valentine's Day how popular Ms. Locket is, but I didn't expect it to be this crazy.""Exactly."Everyone at InnovaTech was aware of the strong relationship between Trevor and Wynn. But most of them had no idea that Tr
Celeste, Matthias, and Henry, the general manager of InnovaTech, had a private group chat.Today's events were so explosive that Henry couldn't suppress his inner gossip-loving soul and immediately shared all the juicy details with them.Neither Celeste nor Matthias was particularly interested in how many admirers Wynn had or how crazy they were over her.But in the afternoon, Henry messaged them again."Mr. Fleming's daughter came to the company to find Ms. Locket. Before, when Ms. Locket said she got along well with Mr. Fleming's daughter, a lot of us didn't really believe it."But after seeing the little girl today, we realized—Mr. Fleming's daughter truly adores her."Celeste's fingers suddenly paused on the keyboard. It wasn't because she felt upset about Jordyn being close to Wynn.She had just suddenly realized—if the news about Wynn and Jordyn having a good relationship spread, then there was no way to keep it hidden from her uncle and grandmother anymore.She had alway
Jason paused. "You don't want anything? Are you sure?"Trevor had been extremely generous—he had allocated her an enormous sum of assets, enough for her to live lavishly for the rest of her life.Jason couldn't understand why she would willingly give it up.Celeste said firmly, "I'm sure. But I have one condition."She had never planned to take his money to begin with. Even if she refused everything he had given her, she wouldn't feel any regret.It was just that back when Martha had fallen and been hospitalized, Trevor had wanted to thank her for visiting his grandmother.So, besides giving her two billion dollars, he also transferred three villas in the neighborhood where Betty lived.These three villas, though given to her later, had still been included in the division of marital assets.So, even though the property deeds were now in her name and in her possession, legally speaking, until the divorce was finalized, the villas weren't truly hers.If she walked away with noth
Trevor then added, "Then, will you talk to Grandma?"Celeste didn't even need to ask to know—there was no way Martha would agree to her walking away with nothing.She asked instead, "If we don't change the divorce agreement, when can we get the paperwork done?""It should be within this year."It was only March now, meaning there was still quite some time left before the end of the year. She figured she could wait a few more months. But still…Trevor asked, "Anything else?"Celeste didn't respond and simply hung up the phone. The moment she ended the call, her phone rang again.It was Beck.He told her that Shanice had caught the flu and wouldn't be able to leave the house for the next couple of days, so their weekend plans would have to be postponed.Hearing this, Celeste said, "That's fine. We'll reschedule once Shanice feels better."She was a little worried about Shanice, so she added, "Let me know when she's feeling better."Beck could hear the concern in her voice. He
"Of course we'll continue the interview!"After saying that, the man took the initiative to extend his hand toward Celeste. "Hello, I'm Kieran Gibson. Nice to meet you."Celeste shook his hand. "I know." She already had his resume in hand.Looking at him, she asked, "So, are you interviewing me, or am I interviewing you?"Kieran grinned. "Either works."His resume indicated that his strengths lay in algorithms. Celeste assessed his skills in data cleaning, feature engineering, and parameter tuning. She also evaluated his ability to come up with innovative solutions when faced with new problems.By the time they finished talking, quite a bit of time had passed.Celeste could confidently say that Kieran was highly skilled—especially considering that he had just switched fields.In fact, he had only been in the AI field for a little over a year. It was rare for someone to develop such deep expertise in such a short time.If he maintained this momentum, his future would be limitle
Celeste didn't give any response. Matthias glanced at the resume again and asked, "It looks well-written. How's his actual ability?""Pretty good. He's only been studying for less than two years, but his skills already surpass most PhD students from top universities.""Oh? That definitely makes him a genius." Matthias mused, then asked, "You want to keep him?""I'm considering it, but...""Worried he won't stick around?""Yeah."Even though she could tell that Kieran was genuinely interested in Cuap and Infinite-CM, there were still other unstable factors about him."We can put him on probation first. If he's not a good fit, we can let him go." Matthias suggested."Alright."…Meanwhile, Kieran instantly became the center of attention the moment he stepped into the arcade. He was a handsome, broad-shouldered, long-legged young man, exuding an elite aura.Several young women wanted to approach him, but his slightly pursed lips and the distant, unapproachable vibe he exude
That morning, Celeste hadn't been working for long when she received an official acceptance notice from an AI journal.A little while later, Matthias came by to discuss work with her. He wasn't surprised when he learned that her paper had been accepted.After all, with Zachary's endorsement as an authority in the field, if even he believed the paper was solid, there was no doubt it would pass the review stage.After finishing their discussion, Celeste checked the time and asked, "Want to grab lunch together?"Matthias rubbed his temples, looking a little weary. "I've got plans."Celeste looked up. "What's up?"Matthias smirked. "A blind date. Arranged by my grandpa."Hearing this, Celeste chuckled. "You're already 28 and only now going on your first blind date. That's pretty good."Matthias was speechless.Honestly, his family had never been too pushy about his marriage.But this time, the young woman was the granddaughter of his grandfather's close friend. Since it was hard
Trevor sent another message. "I'm at a business luncheon. You guys carry on."After that, he didn't appear in the chat again.After getting into his car, Beck also decided he wasn't going to pay any more attention to this matter. He simply replied, "Busy too. You guys chat."Then, he exited the app.Seeing that both Trevor and Beck had lost interest in the topic, Wynn also sent a message. "I'm going for lunch. Talk later."Miles couldn't do anything.…After lunch, Celeste went to the R&D department for a meeting.Kieran was there as well.As she precisely pointed out issues and quickly proposed solutions, he sat in silence, watching her.When the meeting ended, Celeste was about to leave when she noticed Kieran looking at her. She paused and asked, as a formality, "It's your first day at the company. Are you adjusting well?"Kieran replied, "I'm adapting. Thanks for asking."Celeste nodded and, without saying anything more, left the meeting room with her laptop.Over the
Bryson, unaware of the grudge between Celeste and Wynn, followed up on Rodney's words and said, "Yes, we were just discussing some new developments in the industry."Ms. Locket also studied AI—more minds mean more ideas. It would be great if Ms. Locket joined the discussion."Wynn responded, "Oh, I see..."As she spoke, she glanced over at Celeste.After finishing the serious work discussions, Celeste had planned to leave. But unable to resist Rodney and Bryson's enthusiasm, she stayed and chatted with them for a while longer.Now with Wynn's arrival, she finally had an excuse to excuse herself.She stood up and said, "It's getting late, and I have something I need to attend to. Mr. Fleming, Professor Leonard, Professor Milford, let's chat again next time."Besides Celeste's recently published paper, a few other companies in the AI field had also made significant technical breakthroughs lately.When they were chatting earlier, Celeste had quickly grasped the core of those break
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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