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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 but to extend the standard courtesies given to any guest .
He stood up , raised his glass , and said , “ I wasn’t expecting Mr. Fleming to come . If there’s anything lacking in our hospitality , please forgive us . ”
Hearing this , Trevor also picked up his glass and stood up . He clinked glasses with Ivan and replied , “ Mr. Rodriguez , you’re too polite . ”
He addressed him as “ Mr. Rodriguez ” not “ Uncle Ivan “ .
As soon as the words left his mouth , everyone noticed the deliberate choice . He had no intention of acknowledging the Rodriguez family as his own .
Celeste had known this for a long time . And now , she neither wanted nor needed him to accept her family .
She knew he had only come because of Martha .
With a cold tone , she said , “ We appreciate Grandma’s kindness . If you have other matters to attend to , you may leave . ”
If he stayed , he would only make the atmosphere more uncomfortable .
Trevor responded flatly , “ I’m not in a rush . ”
Celeste frowned , unsure of what he meant .
But Trevor didn’t continue speaking to her . Instead , he turned to Zachary and said , “ Recently , our company has been developing a new feature that enables products to achieve complete invisibility , evading all radar detection . Mr. Newman , would you be interested in learning more ? ”
“ All radar ? ” Zachary paused , his expression turning serious
Then , he looked over and said , “ Go on . ”
Trevor didn’t seen worried about revealing sensitive information and began discussing the details with Zachary .
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Celeste hadn’t expected Trevor to start talking to her mentor about such things . But just by listening to their conversation , she could tell that Trevor had an exceptional understanding of AI technology .
If it was something that even Zachary found intriguing , how could Celeste and Matthias not be interested ?
At first , they had only been half – listening . But before they knew it , they had become so engrossed that they even forgot to eat .
Initially , Ivan wanted to remind them to eat while listening but seeing how focused they were – afraid of missing even a single detail – he decided not to interrupt them .
Before this , aside from Celeste , no one here had been particularly familiar with Trevor . Moreover , his presence wasn’t exactly welcomed .
Under such circumstances , one would expect him to feel awkward . Yet somehow , he had managed to turn the conversation into his domain .
Of course , tonight’s main focus was Betty .
Trevor knew better than to steal the spotlight .
After a few minutes of discussion , he said , “ If Mr. Newman is interested in learning more , perhaps we can schedule a time to continue this conversation in detail ? ”
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