Chapter 302

Chapter 302
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At the restaurant , once they entered the private room and sat down , Beck poured her a glass of water and asked , ” Did you gain anything from the conference this time ? ”
“ More or less . ”
She had joined the conference to spark inspiration , hoping to find new angles to study the materials Zachary had given her and Matthias a while back .
After attending a few sessions , she had more or less found a new direction
As she spoke , Celeste asked , “ How’s Shanice doing lately ?
“ Shanice’s health has improved a lot since the second half of last year . She’s started school again this year and has even made new friends . She’s been pretty happy both at home and at school . ” Beck paused , then added as he looked at her , “ But she still brings you up often . Next time we get the chance , maybe the three of us could have a meal together ? ”
Celeste nodded . “ Sure . ”
After the personal talk , they moved on to work – related toples . Toward the end , Beck even brought up some matters about his collaboration with Ivan . The conversation flowed easily , and the overall atmosphere during the meal turned out to be quite pleasant .
Back when he had used Shanice as an excuse to meet with Celeste , she barely spoke to him – her attention was always on Shanice , and she responded to him half – heartedly at best .
But now , without Shanice around , they could have a proper conversation . Beck could tell that Celeste was letting go of old grudges and slowly beginning to accept him . Though that acceptance wasn’t in the sense of a relationship , and they couldn’t even really be called friends yet , it was already a huge improvement compared to the past .
After dinner , they went their separate ways .
Since moving out to live on her own , Celeste had been so busy with work that she had barely shopped for clothes in the past few months . Now that the seasons were changing , she didn’t have many pieces in her wardrobe that were still suitable .
On Saturday , she went out for a bit . After trying on clothes for more than an hour and picking out a few items for other members of the Rodriguez family , she sat down on a couch to rest and wait to pay .
That was when a voice called from outside the store . “ Celeste ? ”
Celeste turned and saw Janet Linvale standing at the entrance .
Janet was Lennox’s daughter , just a few months younger than her . They used to play together often as kids and were very close .
But ever since Isabelle divorced Harvey , they hadn’t seen much of each other . The last time they met was three or four years ago . At that time , Trevor hadn’t met Wynn yet .
Janet had somehow heard that Harvey’s business had run into serious trouble and was on the verge of bankruptcy . She had made a special trip to Youtopia to see Celeste , secretly giving her hundreds of thousands of dollars of her saved – up allowance money to help her through the crisis .
Celeste smiled . “ Long time no see . ”
“ Yeah , long time . ” Janet looked a little emotional . Then , as if suddenly remembering something , she looked at
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Celeste with concern and asked , “ Celeste , are you okay ? ”
She knew about everything between Celeste , Wynn , and Trevor .
She had heard that Celeste had loved Trevor for years , but Trevor never returned those feelings . The moment he met Wynn , he had been instantly captivated by her .
Janet knew all too well how attractive Wynn could be .
Over the years , she had seen countless men fall for her , completely infatuated . Even her own high school crush had only dated her to get closer to Wynn .
But the thing was , Wynn truly was excellent – she had real charmII .
To have the man she loved taken away by someone so outstanding , and to be powerless to take him back ,
especially with everything between Lilian and Isabelle on top of it , Celeste’s pain must have been unimaginable .