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After hanging up , Harvey set down his phone .
As he watched the YodaVision press conference playing on the huge screen , he pressed his fingers against his temple , feeling the weight of his concerns .
Linda lounged as she enjoyed the fruit . However , watching Celeste command the stage with such ease at a major event unsettled her . With a scowl , she turned off the TV . “ Why does she get to be the one up there ? She’s stealing all the attention . ”
“ That’s not the point , ” Lilian said .
As far as she was concerned , Celeste was just benefiting from Matthias ‘ influence . A speech at the press conference ? So what ? That was nothing but a superficial moment in the spotlight .
What truly mattered was YodaVision’s technology .
That was the real prize .
Harvey caught on to Lilian’s meaning .
Sure , Celeste spoke well at the event , but when it came to YodaVision’s technology , he , Wynn , and Lilian all believed that Matthias had fed her the information beforehand .
There was no way she genuinely understood it all .
Ruby disagreed . “ Well , like it or not , she’s secured with Matthias ‘ support . ”
No matter what , Celeste had made a splash today , and in the process , she’d even brought some benefit to the Rodriguez family .
That alone , in Ruby’s eyes , proved she had some real skill .
Linda , on the other hand , wasn’t concerned about all that .
She noticed Beck was watching Celeste closely in his seat .
And she had never seen Beck’s eyes linger on her like that .
If she had been the one on stage , she was sure it would have been her holding his attention .
By the time Celeste and Matthias stepped out of the hotel , the clock was nearing 10:00 pm .
After a full day of work , Celeste’s head was pounding with exhaustion .
After leaving the hotel , she instinctively drove back to her usual residence area . It wasn’t until she parked the car that she realized her habit had taken over .
It was late , and she had no plans to head back to the Rodriguez residence .
As she stepped out of the car , she scrolled through her phone and noticed several missed calls – both from her
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family members and Jordyn .
Beside the calls , Jordyn had also sent her a message around 8:00 pm , asking when she would be back .
Celeste cast it a glance before putting her phone away .
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After arriving home, she washed up and went straight to bed .
The next day , she had only been awake for a moment when fordyn’s name flashed on her screen .
Celeste didn’t want to answer it .
The moment her phone stopped ringing , the Rodriguez resilence’s house phone called next .
Celeste had no choice but to answer it . “ Granny . ”
“ Didn’t you come back last night , Cel ? ”
“ Yes , I didn’t . I was too busy yesterday . ”
Hearing that , Betty didn’t press further and simply passed the phone to Jordyn .
“ Mom ! ”
Celeste murmured a short reply .
Jordyn hadn’t expected that Celeste wouldn’t come home to the Rodriguez residence every night .
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She had called Celeste last night , but there was no response This morning
she woke up and still didn’t see her ,
which left her a little down .
“ When will you be back , Mom ? ” Jordyn asked .
“ Tonight … probably . ”
“ Oh … ”
Celeste suddenly remembered something and added , “ Call your dad and ask him to send a driver to take you to school . I’m busy today . ”
“ Okay , ” Jordyn answered . “ Mom , where are you staying now ? Can I come see you after school ? ”
“ No. ” Celeste rejected it immediately . Then , she continued , “ I’ll still be working when you’re done with school . Stay with Granny , and if you get bored , ask your dad to take you out for dinner . ”
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“ Okay . ”