Chapter 336

Chapter 336
For a split second , Wynn thought her eyes were playing tricks on her .
But the image in front of her was far too vivid
Celeste was walking hand in hand with Shanice , and Berk was glancing at her with that unmistakable smile
This wasn’t a mistake . It wasn’t a dream .
Celeste was there with them .
Judging by how naturally the three of them moved together – how it was Celeste , not Beck , holding Shanice’s hand
-this clearly wasn’t their first dinner as a trio ,
A sudden thought hit Wynn like lightning .
Could Celeste be the woman Shanice kept mentioning ?
No. No way . That didn’t make sense .
Then , her mind unhelpfully supplied the memory from last year . When Beck came to InnovaTech for a meeting that time , he had approached Celeste to speak with her .
And at recent banquets , whenever Celeste and Matthias were there , Beck would always linger after saying hello .
He didn’t just greet them and move on . He stayed .
Wynn used to think it was because he didn’t want to offend Matthias ,
But now … She wasn’t so sure anymore .
Could it be that Beck actually liked Celeste ?
No.
No way .
Wynn stood still , refusing to believe what her brain was telling her .
Beck had known Celeste for years . If she were his type , he would’ve noticed her long ago . Why would it take him so long ?
Besides , what was so special about Celeste anyway ?
Perhaps she was reading too much into things .
Even if Celeste was the woman Shanice kept talking about , that didn’t mean Beck had feelings for her . Right ?
Harvey , seeing Wynn freeze in place , walked over to her . “ Are you okay , Wynn ? ”
Wynn snapped back to her senses . She shook her head and answered , “ I’m fine . ”
“ Let’s head inside . ”
“ Alright . ”
The next day at around 8:00 am , Beck received a call from Celeste .
When he arrived at the address she had sent , Celeste was already waiting by the entrance with a cake in one hand and a stuffed animal in the other .
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As soon as she saw him , she handed them over .
Beck accepted them and glanced at the cake . “ You must’ve been up early – cakes like this take time . ”
She had been up before dawn , actually ,
But all Celeste said was , “ I went to bed early last night . I didn’t mind getting up early . ”
“ Thank you . Shanice is going to love it . ” Beck said sincerely He could tell that she had clearly put a lot of thought
into it .
He glanced at the modest apartment complex behind her . ” this where you’re living now ? ”
He knew she had moved out of Trevor’s place , but he hadn’t known where she had gone until now .
“ Yeah , ” Celeste replied . “ I’m in a rush , though . I’ll get going now . ”
Beck nodded in reply . “ Alright . ”
Celeste turned and walked back toward her building .
Beck didn’t look away until her figure disappeared from view . Then , finally , he got into his car .
Since Jordyn wanted to celebrate Shanice’s birthday for her Trevor had booked a private lounge at a restaurant . That afternoon , when Shanice got home from school and saw the cake Celeste had made herself , along with the bunny plush that was nearly her height , her face lit up .
She was so thrilled she refused to leave it behind – clutching the oversized toy all the way out the door .
When Beck and Shanice arrived , Trevor , Wynn , and Jordyn were already there .
As Beck opened the door to the private lounge , Wynn’s eyes landed on the bunny plush Shanice was holding . She instantly recognized it as the same one she had seen Celeste carrying at the mall just two days earlier .
So , the mysterious woman Shanice kept mentioning had really been Celeste all along ?
Shanice was glowing with joy . She barely made it through the door before rushing over to jordyn , holding the plush out like a prized treasure .
“ Look what I got for my birthday , Jo ! Isn’t it cute ? ”