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The next morning, Celeste and Betty went to the cemetery.Looking at the tombstone, Celeste recalled the look of Lorenzo with his gray hair. Compared to him, the Rodriguez family members generally looked quite young.When Isabelle got divorced back then, Lorenzo was only in his 50s, and there wasn't much gray hair on his head yet.Celeste clearly remembered that less than a year after Isabelle's accident, Lorenzo's hair had turned completely gray.He passed away from illness.It wasn't until last year that she learned the illness was related, at least in part, to the long years of bottled-up grief and anguish in his heart.If he hadn't fallen ill, perhaps he might still be alive today.Betty's eyes reddened thinking of how, before he passed, he had still been worrying over his most beloved Isabelle; thinking of how, after so many years, Isabelle still hadn't managed to pull herself together and start anew as Lorenzo had hoped.Supported by Ivan, she crouched down and gently car

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That night, Celeste went to the airport together with the rest of the family, preparing to return to Baumond.They were seated in business class.Jordyn, with Hector and his family, sat by the window on the right-hand side. Celeste and Betty were seated in the middle section on the left-hand side.With Hector and the others looking after Jordyn, Celeste went over to help adjust Betty's seat.She was speaking with Betty when Lilian, Patricia, and the others came walking toward them.When the Shaw family members saw Celeste and her group, they didn't look surprised.On the contrary, smiles appeared on their faces—it was obvious they had already known the Rodriguez family had returned to Youtopia and that they were on this very flight back to Baumond.Linda looked at Celeste with a provocative smile and deliberately said, "Grandma, Aunt Lizzy, some people went running to the hospital every day when Mrs. Fleming Senior was sick, trying to curry favor, thinking that clinging to Marth

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Still fuming, Linda ordered a drink not long after takeoff. When the stewardess left, she hid the cup behind her back and started striding straight toward Celeste.Lilian had already guessed she might try something. Before Linda even got close, she noticed and frowned, giving her a subtle shake of the head.But Linda, unwilling to swallow her anger, pressed on. Lilian's expression hardened—she quietly sent a text. "Go back to your seat."Though she hadn't raised her voice, Linda could practically hear the finality in her aunt's tone.Sitting between them, Patricia caught on as well, patting Linda's hand in warning.Linda pouted, brimming with resentment, but in the Shaws and the Lockets, Lilian and Wynn had the final say. She had long since learned not to cross them.So, after one last glare in Celeste's direction, she turned back and sat down, sulking.Jordyn, unaware of what had nearly happened, didn't notice a thing.By the time the plane landed in Baumond, she couldn't wait

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Celeste lifted her head unintentionally, only to catch the scorn and arrogance in Wynn's eyes.The moment their gazes met, Wynn withdrew her eyes.Matthias curled his lip. "She really is full of herself."Watching the guests eagerly chatting with Wynn and Harvey, all hoping to collaborate with them, Celeste tightened her grip on her glass and lowered her gaze.Then, she spoke quietly, "She has someone who loves her—someone who gives her all the confidence she needs. Of course, she's arrogant—that's normal."She paused and then added, "There are a few very capable talents in the Locket family."Matthias knew that she'd been wanting to take some action against the Locket family lately.But perhaps she didn't want him getting too involved so that he wouldn't be implicated if something went wrong; she never let him ask much.Now that she had brought it up herself, he realized things weren't going smoothly. He leaned closer and whispered, "Not going well?""Mm."She had broken into

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Kieran had joined this round of system testing as well.Wynn didn't expect to see him there. So, when her eyes fell on him, she looked over.Kieran, likewise, didn't expect to see her with Trevor. Noticing her glance, he turned his face away with quiet indifference.Wynn smiled faintly at his cold reaction.As it turned out, her appearance here wasn't because she was accompanying Trevor to Jorburgh—she had her own business trip scheduled elsewhere.Just then, she said to Trevor, "It's about time. I'll head off first.""I'll walk you over," Trevor replied.Hearing that, Wynn smiled lightly. "No need. It's only a few steps. You take care of your business—I'll call you after I land.""Alright," he said.The exchange drew murmurs among staff from both Fleming Group and YodaVision, who quietly remarked on how good their relationship seemed.Matthias gave a soft, mocking laugh.Celeste, however, simply watched in silence, her face unreadable.After greeting a few others from Flem

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Seeing that Kieran was clearly here to see Celeste, Trevor paused his steps for a moment. He glanced at Kieran, but said nothing before turning and walking away.Watching Trevor's departing figure, then glancing back at Celeste—still in her robe, clearly fresh from the shower—Kieran's brows furrowed slightly as he put the pieces together.It was obvious that Trevor had also come looking for her.But there shouldn't be any dealings between Trevor and Celeste.Even if it were business, it should have been Lazarus from Fleming Group approaching Matthias—not Trevor himself, and certainly not at this hour.Noticing the thoughtful look in Kieran's eyes, Celeste could roughly guess what he was thinking, but she didn't explain. Instead, she asked, "It's late. Do you need something?"Pulled from his thoughts, Kieran answered, "I had an idea just now that I wanted to discuss with you in detail."The "idea," of course, referred to work.Celeste nodded. "Come in."She was staying in a spacious lux