Chapter 317
Chapter 317
Chapter 317
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 chuckled and said , “ Alright . ”
After exchanging a few more words , they ended the call .
Celeste then focused on developing a new model for her last project . So , she spent most of the weekend at home , working .
On Monday , Celeste reviewed some documents in her office before heading to the interview room .
The fourth candidate paused at the door instead of stepping in . Seeing that Matthias wasn’t there , he asked , ” Matthias isn’t here ? ”
Celeste glanced up and replied , “ No. ”
Upon hearing this , the man gave her a once – over , then raised an eyebrow . “ You’re Celeste Rodriguez ? ”
“ Tam . ” She didn’t ask how he knew – it wasn’t hard to guess . Instead , she got straight to the paint . “ Since he’s not here , do you still want to continue the interview ?
The man hesitated for a moment , then studied her again before finally taking a seat . “ Alright , let’s do it . ”
Seeing his laid – back attitude , Celeste asked directly , “ How do you want to proceed ? ”
Her question seemed to surprise him he clearly didn’t expect her to ask something like that .
So , he raised an eyebrow . “ You’re saying I can do the interview however I want ? ”
“ Tell me what you have in mind . ”
The man pulled a laptop from his backpack , fiddled with it for a bit , then handed it over to Celeste . He leaned back , propped one leg over the other , and casually sucked on a lollipop while tilting his head to watch her .
Celeste glanced at the screen – it was a long string of code . She skimmed through it briefly , said nothing , and
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immediately began making modifications .
It didn’t take her long
After finishing , she turned the laptop back to face him and said , “ Done .”
The man , still biting his lollipop , lazily sat up and took a look . After just two glances , he froze . Then , astonished , he lifted his head to stare at her .
The code he had written was already of high quality . But in just a short time , Celeste had not only gone through the entire thing – she had optimized it .
Her modifications significantly improved its modularity , efficiency , and scalability .
How was this even possible ?
Strong programming skills weren’t everything , but he had never encountered someone this good before .
Excited , he braced his hands on the table and leaned in , his eyes practically glowing as he stared at her .
“ Your name is Celeste , right ? That’s a nice name . What school did you graduate from ? How long have you been out of school ? What projects have you led ? Can you tell me ? ”
He was a little too close .
Celeste leaned back , widening the distance between them . Then she asked , “ Do you still want to continue the interview ? ”