Chapter 409

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Kietan frowned . “ Not a single lead ? ”
“ Yeah , ” his friend replied . “ I heard she got married pretty young , it apparently her relationship with her husband wasn’t great .
“ The Rodriguez family’s neighbors say they’ve never even seen the guy . It seems like her family doesn’t like him either . They
won’t even mention him . ”
After a short pause , he added , “ Also , they already have a child . ”
Kieran abruptly looked up , thinking he must have misheard . “ What did you say ? ”
“ It’s true . I was just as shocked when I found out . You’d never guess , just looking at her . ”
Indeed .
He had worked with Celeste at YodaVision for so long and had never once heard her mention a child . Nothing about her gave that impression either .
Seeing how stunned he was , his friend asked , “ Want me to keep going ? ”
The implication was clear — Celeste had been married and had a child . Would Kieran still like her ? If not , then there was no point in continuing to dig into her past .
Kieran stood there silently .
He had everything going for him , yet his love life had always been a mess .
The first woman he liked ended up falling for someone else while he was still pursuing her .
And now , just as he had finally started to develop feelings for someone new , he found out she had not only been married , but she also had a child .
Who could accept that ?
His friend sighed and patted him on the shoulder . When he was just about to leave , he heard Celeste’s voice , still engaged in
conversation with Tanner .
Kieran turned his head toward her and couldn’t look away .
After a few seconds , his gaze steadied . “ Tell me the rest . ”
His friend , already mentally checked out and looking to flirt elsewhere , was momentarily confused . “ What ? ”
Then he realized what Kieran meant and stared at him in shock . “ Seriously ? Are you for real ? ”
Kieran looked at him but said nothing .
His friend gaped for a while , about to say more when Kieran suddenly caught sight of Wynn approaching .
She walked over and started chatting with someone nearby .
Seeing her , Kieran hesitated .
His friend recognized Wynn too .
When she glanced over , he awkwardly raised his hand and greeted her with a polite smile , “ Ms. Locket . ”
Wynn nodded and looked toward Kieran .
Kieran only gave her a slight nod before turning away , deliberately facing the other direction .
Seeing this , his friend didn’t say much more to Wynn and continued , “ So , should I keep going ? Honestly , there’s not much else .
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Want me to dig a bit deeper ? ”
Kieran replied , “ No need . ”
He was curious about who Celeste’s ex – husband was , but not so much that he needed to know at all costs .
After all , they were already divorced . Digging too deep into the past served no real purpose ..
The only reason he had asked someone to look into her was to get general sense of her background — not to investigate everything about her .
His friend shrugged . “ Alright then . ”
Wynn , seeing Kieran’s response , also looked away .
When they had first arrived , Kieran had immediately looked in their direction .
To Linda , that was proof he was paying attention to Wynn . She couldn’t help but teasingly say , “ Wynn , that Mr. Gibson seems pretty interested in you , huh ? ”
Wynn didn’t respond .
After realizing that Celeste really was quite capable , her thoughts had quickly drifted to Kieran .
If Céleste was truly this outstanding , then it was entirely possible Kieran was genuinely drawn to her .
Celeste was beautiful to begin with , and when she talked with Tanner , her calm confidence made her even more radiant .
Someone like that truly had the power to captivate others . But then when she looked at Kieran , she saw he was only chatting with his friend – he wasn’t even looking at Celeste .
Now , hearing Linda say this , she smiled faintly , feeling reassured ,
Just then , Beck and Miles arrived and offered apologies to the host “ Sorry for being late , something came up on the way . ”
“ It’s okay . We’re not strangers . There’s no need to apologize . ”
The moment Wynn saw Beck , the smile on her face faded instantly
After Beck greeted the host , he looked straight at Celeste and walked toward her without hesitation .
In his eyes , there was only Celeste . He didn’t even seem to notice that Wynn was there .
It was Miles who saw the two women and signaled to Beck . He then looked over and gave Wynn a brief nod .
Wynn saw everything .
Linda , still clueless , was delighted to see Beck . “ It’s Beck ! Let’s go say hi- ”
Before she could finish her sentence , she saw Beck walk toward Celeste and Matthias .
She huffed , “ Why is Beck going to them again ? So annoying . ”
It had been a while since Beck had shown up .
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The moment he appeared , Kieran’s expression darkened . And when he saw Beck walk toward Celeste , he turned and made his way over to her too .