Chapter 729
Of course, Narcissa knew perfectly well that Candice’s claim that Celeste wasn’t in was just an excuse.
Celeste was most likely deliberately giving her the cold shoulder because she still held a grudge over what had happened previously.
But Narcissa’s project was currently in trouble, and YodaVision was their best option.
So, Narcissa still patiently continued speaking with Candice even though she knew that Celeste was intentionally making things difficult for her.
“Then, may I ask when Ms. Rodriguez will return?”
Candice replied politely, “Sorry, Ms. Rodriguez didn’t specify. I’m not very sure either.”
Narcissa knew there was no point in saying more. So, she simply said, “Then, I’ll come again another day.”
She hung up soon after.
After that, she called Wynn and asked whether she had Celeste’s number.
Wynn replied, “No.”
Narcissa then asked, “Would it be convenient for you to ask Trevor for it?”
Wynn knew why she was looking for Celeste. “Of course.”
So Narcissa waited in her car.
A few minutes later, Wynn sent Celeste’s number over.
After thanking her, Narcissa immediately dialed the number using her assistant’s phone.
Celeste had already guessed she would try calling from a different number. So, she didn’t answer her phone when she saw it was an unfamiliar number.
Narcissa didn’t expect Celeste to be this guarded. So, she sent a text message instead.
“Ms. Rodriguez, this is Narcissa Lackspur. I have a collaboration proposal that I’d like to discuss with you. You may name any conditions you want. May I know when you will be available?”
Celeste saw the message, but she ignored it. She simply put her phone aside and continued working.
Seeing that there was no reply, Narcissa tried calling again.
This time, Celeste blocked the number.
Narcissa felt that she had already lowered herself enough. So, her expression darkened a little,
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within her expectations.
although Celeste’s fection
Meanwhile, Celeste didn’t care what happened on Narcissa’s side. She just returned
to focusing on her work after blocking the number.
That afternoon, however, she needed to make a trip to Fleming Group.
When she arrived downstairs with her team of engineers, Narcissa and her secretary suddenly appeared and blocked her path.
“Ms. Rodriguez, can we talk?”
Celeste wasn’t surprised that Narcissa hadn’t left.
After her call that morning, Matthias had deliberately asked around and learned that
their project was extremely urgent at the moment.
So, in order to resolve the project’s issues, Narcissa had no choice but to exercise some patience.
Celeste’s expression remained calm. “Sorry, Ms. Lackspur. My engineers and I have important matters to handle.”
Celeste might genuinely have been busy, but…
Narcissa didn’t step aside.
and
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Instead, she looked at Celeste and said, “Since you have matters to attend to, I won’t take up too much of your time. But could you ar least give me a timeframe?”
Hearing this, Celeste replied, “Regarding that, you can contact my secretary directly.
She’ll make the arrangements according to my schedule.”
After saying that, she moved to walk past her.
Narcissa knew Celeste was just brushing her off the moment she heard that. So,
she stepped in front of Celeste again, her tone turning cold.
“Ms. Rodriguez, are you truly
unavailable, or are you deliberately
makin
things difficult for me
because you still resent wh
happened last time?”
Celeste didn’t get angry after hearing that. Instead, she smiled.
“Yes, I do resent you because of what happened last time. And yes, I am deliberately making things difficult for you? Am I not allowed to do that?”
Narcissa clearly didn’t expect Celeste to answer so bluntly.
Celeste just walked past her and left after saying that.