For safety, Celeste hired two more caregivers to look after Isabelle and also asked them to keep an eye on what was happening in Room 1003.That very evening, she received word that the patient in Room 1003 had already been discharged ahead of schedule.Although Patricia had been discharged and nothing had happened in the hospital before she left, Celeste, erring on the side of caution, did not dismiss the two caregivers.Instead, she instructed them to stay on and continue caring for Isabelle.Matthias was currently in the middle of negotiations with potential partners on the autonomous vehicle project, so he had been extremely busy over the past few days.As a result, Celeste attended the government's Enterprise Excellence Summit on his behalf. This summit was an official recognition and celebration of enterprises' growth and contributions.Roughly six to seven hundred companies were invited to attend.Celeste didn't arrive particularly early.However, as soon as she entered,
Before the doctor could respond, a nearby young nurse chimed in, answering Celeste's question."The patient in Room 1003 is an elderly lady. She fainted yesterday due to high blood pressure. After some tests, it turned out to be nothing serious. "She could've been discharged the same day, but her family insisted she stay for two more days for observation."She's a picky one too—refused to stay in a regular ward and demanded a VIP room. Her family was quite pushy as well."Our VIP ward has been fully booked these past few days, but they're related to someone important."After that person made a few calls, they just took over a room someone else had already reserved..."The nurse kept talking nonstop until the doctor beside her gave a small cough, worried someone might overhear them.The nurse fell silent.So, that meant they would be leaving tomorrow?If that was the case, Celeste felt somewhat relieved. At least there was less risk that Isabelle would run into members of the
Looking at the message Trevor had sent, Celeste lowered her gaze and replied, "I have nothing to add."Trevor responded quickly. "Alright."After that, neither of them messaged each other again.Ever since Lauren had been invited to treat Isabelle, she had moved out of the nursing home for easier checkups. She was now staying in a VIP ward at the hospital.The next morning, Celeste and Betty went to visit Isabelle.After undergoing treatment for some time, Isabelle still didn't look particularly well, but at least she wasn't as gaunt as she had been two weeks earlier.However, she still couldn't stand seeing familiar faces—she would become mentally unstable whenever she did.After visiting her, when Lauren came out of the room, Celeste and Betty asked her about Isabelle's current condition.They had only spoken for a short while when they saw a group walking toward them—Ruby, Lilian, and Howard.Celeste's expression changed slightly.Why were they here?Betty's grip on Celes
Three days after Jordyn started staying at the Rodriguez residence, her phone rang in the evening just as Celeste was in her room drying her hair.Seeing the caller ID, Jordyn happily turned to Celeste and said, "Mom, it's Dad calling!"Celeste gave a soft hum, and Jordyn answered the call, putting it on speakerphone. "Dad!"Trevor asked, "Have you had dinner?""I have!"After some small talk, he got to the point of his call. "Tomorrow is the day we planned to go out with Wynn. I'll be sending someone to pick you up soon."Even though Celeste had been busy with work and hadn't spent a lot of time with her, these past few days had still been very happy ones for Jordyn.She wasn't quite ready to leave. So, her first instinct was to say, "Dad, I don't want to—"But she suddenly paused, as if something came to mind, and changed her mind. She lowered her voice and said, "Okay, but Dad, you have to come pick me up yourself."Trevor, indulgent as ever when she acted spoiled, chuckled
That night, when Celeste got home, Jordyn was already asleep in her room.After washing up and getting into bed, Celeste felt Jordyn instinctively snuggle into her arms and sleepily mumble, "Mom, you're home?""Mm, go back to sleep."There was no reply.Celeste looked down and realized she had already fallen asleep again.…The next day, Matthias went off to discuss a potential partnership, while Celeste went to Fleming Group with a group of engineers.That morning, Celeste spent a long time discussing technical topics with others. When the conversation was wrapping up, she turned and suddenly noticed that Trevor had been standing not far from her, listening as she spoke.She paused briefly, then looked away and said to the others beside her, "Regarding what I just mentioned, there are actually a few excellent academic papers on the topic. Would you like to check them out?""Sure, absolutely."Celeste then listed the titles and authors of the papers.After she finished and
The next morning, Celeste drove back to YodaVision after dropping Jordyn off at school.She had already met with two heads of companies working on autonomous vehicles through Matthias previously. But after speaking with them, she felt neither was a good fit.To find a more suitable partner, she and Matthias attended a cocktail party that evening.They arrived fairly early and chatted with a few people.Before long, they spotted Trevor and Wynn.Celeste and Matthias quickly looked away.Perhaps their reaction was too obvious, but Trevor and Wynn made no move to come greet them either.A little while later, Jorge and Xavier arrived as well.Upon seeing the two pairs—Trevor and Wynn, and Celeste with Matthias—Jorge first walked over to Celeste's side and greeted them."Mr. Yoder, Ms. Rodriguez, long time no see."It had been a while since they'd last seen Jorge. Celeste and Matthias both nodded politely, but their expressions remained indifferent.They still didn't care much fo