Chapter 377
Sunday was Mother’s Day .
Jordyn was driven over to the Rodriguez residence on Saturday by Trevor’s driver .
Her Mother’s Day gift for Celeste was a handmade card , on which she had written , “ Happy Mother’s Day , Mom . Love you . ” in six words .
“ Pretty , right ? The teacher said I could ask Dad to help , but he’s been too busy lately . I did everything myself- from the layout , drawing the patterns , to sticking on the little hearts . ”
It had been a while since Celeste last saw Jordyn doing homework . Her handwriting had become noticeably more beautiful .
Upon hearing this , Celeste looked at the card in her hands and suddenly remembered something from last year . She had flown all the way to Andostan to spend her birthday with Jordyn and Trevor , only to find that Jordyn was busy polishing a bracelet for Wynn .
And from what Jordyn said , that bracelet had been a collaborative effort between her and Trevor .
Celeste thought about all of this , but her expression didn’t change . 2
She slowly closed the card and said calmly , “ It’s very pretty . Thank you . ”
The next day , Celeste received a call from Zachary , and that same evening , she went to the military base again .
When Caleb walked into the data center , he paused as soon as he spotted Celeste hard at work .
She didn’t notice him right away .
A while later , when she picked up her cup and took a sip of water , she finally noticed Caleb standing not far away , facing her .
She paused briefly , nodded at him , and then continued working .
Caleb had come to the data center for something specific .
After finishing his discussion with others , he noticed Celeste was still at her desk and walked over to her .
“ It’s late . Aren’t you going to grab something to eat ? ”
Celeste looked up and saw it was him . “ I will – in a bit . ”
Caleb nodded and didn’t bother her further .
Later , when Celeste finally left the data center to get food , she saw Caleb waiting outside . It looked li ‘ e had been waiting for someone .
Upon hearing footsteps , Caleb turned and saw her . He smiled . “ All done ? Heading to the cafeteria ? ”
“ Yes . You ? ”
“ Shall we go together ? ”
Celeste paused , only then realizing – he’d been waiting for her . He must’ve been worried about interrupting her work , so he’d waited outside instead .
Chapter 377
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Looking at her , Caleb said , “ You probably already saw the footage from my mission last week . In a way , it was you who saved me . ”
Every pilot had their own unique flight patterns and habits ,
These habits were based on accumulated experience and instinct , but in today’s age of highly advanced Al , such patterns could easily be digitized and targeted by the enemy
Based on his previous combat behavior and collected enemy data , Celeste’s system had flagged his intended action as predictable and offered a counter – strategy .
It accurately predicted the enemy’s position , movement path , and offered the optimal strike route .
It was thanks to that system’s guidance that Caleb had avoided danger .
Celeste instantly understood what he meant .
She replied , “ It was our duty to provide that support . Besides , you stayed calm and made the right call in the end . You saved yourself . ”
Maybe it was her duty , but ever since that mission , Caleb had heard plenty of praise around the base about her- especially about her data processing and analytical skills .
She also had an incredibly sharp intuition for tactical situations .
Just as Caleb was about to say something else , Zachary came walking over .
“ Come with me , ” he said to Celeste .