Chapter 265

Chapter 265
The YodaVision banquet took place three days after the Harper Corporation’s banquet .
That evening , Beck arrived quite early
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Perhaps because Wynn , Trevor , and Jorge weren’t present , nothing major happened at the YodaVision banquet . There were quite a lot of guests that night .
Celeste and Matthias were extremely busy and didn’t have touch time to pay special attention to Beck .
It wasn’t until halfway through the banquet , when they saw Bleck chatting with Ivan , that they suddenly realized he hadn’t left .
After all , the Locket family was hosting their own banquet that evening as well .
They had assumed Beck had arrived early so he could leave midway to attend the Locket family’s banquet . But unexpectedly .
Matthias , quite satisfied , couldn’t help but comment , “ Now this is what it means to value a partnership with YodaVision . Look at this textbook example . And that Jorge Tsk , I don’t even want to talk about him . ”
Celeste was also a little surprised
Since Beck was showing them such respect , it wouldn’t be right for her and Matthias to neglect him .
They walked over and greeted him politely , “ Mr. Harper , we have a lot of guests tonight . If our hospitality has been lacking in any way , please forgive us . ”
Throughout the evening , Beck’s gaze had occasionally lingered on Celeste – though no one seemed to notice .
Raising his glass , he clinked it lightly against theirs , took a sip , and said , “ We’re all friends here . No need to be so formal , ”
Although their collaboration had been smooth so far , Matthias never considered them to be friends . And he certainly didn’t take Beck’s words seriously – it was just social niceties .
Still , he had to admit he appreciated Beck’s ability to set aside personal grievances and focus solely on business .
Even though Beck was speaking to Matthias , his attention was actually on Celeste .
Tonight’s banquet was mainly for Matthias and Celeste .
Despite having Matthias’s protection , Celeste had still ended up drinking quite a bit .
Her cheeks were flushed , her eyes slightly misty , making her look a little softer than usual – almost cute .
Beck’s grip on his wine glass tightened slightly before he slowly shifted his gaze away .
Although Celeste had been drinking , she wasn’t drunk .
As the banquet was coming to an end , she walked Beck to the entrance .
He stopped just before stepping out .
A winter wind blew through the doorway , and his gaze fell on the small portion of her slender leg visible beneath her soft , flowing gown .
“ You don’t need to see me off any further . ”
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Celeste nodded . “ Alright . Take care . ”
Beck looked at her , as if he wanted to say something . But after a brief pause , he held back and simply turned to leave .
Once the important guests had left , Celeste finally got into Ivan’s car and left the hotel . However , Beck didn’t actually leave yet .
He was worried that Celeste might run into trouble after denking .
Only after seeing her safely get into Ivan’s car and drive away did he tell his driver , “ Let’s go . ”
The next morning , Celeste woke up and was having breakfast while Adeline and Betty were discussing preparations for the Ember Festival .
Tomorrow would be the Ember Festival’s Eve . Starting today , the company was officially on holiday .
Celeste said , “ I’ll go with you two . ”
Betty beamed . “ Alright , alright , we’ll go together .
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Then , after a slight pause , she hesitated before asking , “ Cel is Jo spending the holidays with the Fleming family this year ? ”
At the mention of Jordyn , Celeste’s smile faded slightly . “ I think so . ”
That day when she had received Kevin , she had run into Trevor in the elevator . He had subtly hinted that he hoped she would take care of Jordyn .
But after that , neither Trevor nor Jordyn had reached out to her again .
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