Chapter 169

Chapter 169
Hearing this , Celeste said calmly , “ As long as there are no issues , that’s good . ”
With that , she picked up the pen beside her and signed her name without any hesitation .
She then turned to Jason and said , “ T’ll leave the rest of the divorce proceedings in your hands , Mr. Payne , ”
Jason nodded . “ I have a meeting in a bit , but this afternoon , I’ll contact Mr. Fleming to follow up on the next steps for your divorce , ”
“ Alright . ”
It was almost lunchtime . After having a meal with Jason , Celeste and Matthias headed to her place to continue working on her research paper .
Meanwhile , at Fleming Group , Trevor had just returned to his office and was about to review some documents when his phone rang .
He answered it casually . “ Hello , who is this ? ”
“ Good afternoon , Mr. Fleming . I am Ms. Rodriguez’s lawyer , Jason Payne . Ms. Rodriguez has already signed the divorce agreement , and she has entrusted me to handle the remaining proceedings . Do you have time to discuss this now ? ”
Trevor paused for a moment before lowering his gaze and saying , “ I have two meetings this afternoon , so I won’t be available . You can come to Fleming Group tomorrow morning at around ten. ”
Jason replied , “ Understood . Thank you for your cooperation . Mr. Fleming Goodbye . ”
After hanging up , Trevor returned to reviewing his documents .
That night , Matthias left Celeste’s place to attend to other matters .
Celeste planned to have dinner at the Rodriguez residence , so she grabbed her bag and headed out .
Just as she got into her car , her phone rang – it was Jordyn . She didn’t need to guess to know why Jordyn was calling .
Not in the mood to deal with her , Celeste ignored the call .
Jordyn called two more times . Seeing that Celeste wasn’t answering , she eventually gave up .
By the time Celeste arrived at the Rodriguez residence’s gated community , it was during peak hours for vehicle entry and exit .
She stopped her car and waited behind other residents for die system to recognize their vehicles .
Just then , someone knocked on her car window . Celeste turned her head to look .
It was Beck
She froze for a second , not expecting to run into him there . Lowering her window slowly , she greeted him . “ Mr. Harper . ”
Beck’s gaze re
rested on her face . Seeing that she looked calm – without the exhaustion or distress he had expected-
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he paused briefly .
Celeste asked , “ Is there something you need , Mr. Harper ? ”
He responded , “ I had something to take care of here . I saw your car and thought I’d come over to say hello . ”
But given their level of familiarity , even if they did run into each other , he didn’t necessarily have to go out of his way to greet her .
Celeste thought about it but didn’t say anything after all , be had helped her before .
Besides , she would still be seeing him later when she met Shanice .
They weren’t friends , but there was no need to make things awkward between them . With that in mind , Celeste simply nodded . “ Alright then , I’ll-
Before she could finish , Beck said , “ I heard there’s a well – known bakery around here . I haven’t been to this area much and couldn’t find it . Do you know where it is ? “ .
Celeste didn’t suspect anything and replied , “ There is a famous bakery , but it’s not in this area . It’s about a mile away on another street . ”
She pointed him in the right direction .
Beck said , “ Got it . Thanks . ”
“ No problem . ” At that moment , it was her turn for vehicle recognition . As her car rolled forward , she said , Goodbye . ”
“ Goodbye . ”