Chapter 148

After lunch , as soon as Celeste got home , Matthias called .
After hearing why Zachary had asked to see her , he said , “ Theodore and Harold ? Yeah , I know them . ”
Then he added , “ By the way , that Jorge is actually Theodore’s son . Tsk , with a father that impressive , I really don’t get how the son ended up being blind at such a young age . ”
Celeste didn’t expect Jorge to be Theodore’s son . But it didn’t concern her .
On Tuesday , InnovaTech conducted the initial test of its self – driving car .
Celeste and Matthias went over to InnovaTech early in the morning . By the time they got there , Jorge , Xavier , and the others had already arrived .
When they saw Celeste and Matthias , they glanced over briefly before looking away .
Matthias didn’t care to acknowledge them either and pulled Celeste along to focus on the test preparations .
Seeing that everything was set up , but the test hadn’t started yet , Matthias asked , “ Why hasn’t it begun ? ” Henry replied , “ Mr. Fleming is coming to observe the test personally . We’ll start once he arrives . ” “ Oh . ”
Something occurred to him , and he asked , “ By the way , where’s Ms. Locket today ? ”
Didn’t Wynn say she was coming to InnovaTech to refine her skills ? Why had she disappeared after just a few days ? Henry chuckled . “ Oh , Ms. Locket said she wanted to improve herself , right ? Mr. Fleming said the fastest and best way to do that is to lead a team and work on a project .
“ So , last week , Mr. Fleming had one of the company’s shelved projects reorganized . In the past few days , Ms. Locket has gathered a team and is currently in a meeting upstairs . ”
Matthias was dumbfounded . He turned to glance at Celeste , only to see her jotting down notes on previous test results , showing no reaction whatsoever to Henry’s mention of Trevor forming a team for Wynn .
So , he sighed and ruffled her hair .
Celeste swatted his hand away . “ Don’t mess with me . ” Her tone sounded fine – so she probably didn’t care anymore . That put him at ease .
Just then , Trevor arrived . With him were Beck and Miles .
Beck and Miles were clearly surprised to see Celeste there . They both looked at her in shock .
Celeste , however , remained expressionless , sparing them only a glance before looking away .
Trevor was polite as he greeted them . “ Thank you all for your hard work . ”
“ Mr Fleming , should we begin now ? ” Henry asked .
“ Wait a moment , we’re still waiting for someone . ” Trevor checked his watch . “ I’ll head upstairs to take a look . Please wait a bit . ”
With that , he left .
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Celeste didn’t overthink things . Instead , she knew the person Trevor was waiting for was Wynn . Which meant that they couldn’t begin the test until Wynn finished her meeting and came downstairs .
Matthias obviously realized this too – he clenched his jaw , barely holding back a curse .
Soon enough , Trevor and Wynn came downstairs . And tagging along with them was Linda .
Linda wasn’t surprised to see Celeste . Wynn had already told her in advance .
Seeing Celeste – Trevor’s wife – reduced to standing around like a subordinate , waiting for Wynn to come down before she could continue working , Linda’s gaze carried a hint of mockery and satisfaction .
Celeste didn’t bother questioning why Linda was at InnovaTech in professional attire . She simply looked away indifferently .
Wynn , meanwhile , politely apologized , “ Sorry to keep everyone waiting . ”
Her apology was sincere . However , when she spoke , her eyes only met those of Jorge , his group , and Matthias- never once looking at Celeste .
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