Chapter 416
Chapter 416
Chapter 416
Isabelle’s treatment plan wouldn’t be ready so soon .
So , the next day , Celeste went back to work as usual after a visit to the hospital .
Kevin had flown in from another province to discuss business wither and Matthías .
At noon , Celeste and Matthias took Kevin out for lunch .
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Their collaboration was already close to being finalized . So , while on the way , Matthias asked when Kevin planned to leave .
Kevin smiled and said , “ I’ll stay an extra two days this time , because I have another business meeting tomorrow . ”
Matthias asked with interest , “Oh ? What kind of collaboration ? “ .
“ It’s with InnovaTech . ”
Upon hearing that name , both Celeste’s and Matthias’s smiles faded slightly .
Kevin didn’t notice their change in expression . He was unaware of the feud between YodaVision and InnovaTech .
Then , he continued , “ InnovaTech made a breakthrough recently . I’ve heard people in the industry say their future development prospects look very promising .
“ Yesterday , Ms. Locket from InnovaTech called and proposed a collaboration . I thought it sounded pretty good , so I agreed . ‘
Lately , both Matthias and Celeste had been extremely busy and hadn’t had time to keep up with such news . Now , hearing this out of the blue , their expressions darkened .
After glancing at Celeste , Matthias finally said , “ Is that so … ”
They chatted a bit more and soon arrived at their destination .
After lunch , just as they were about to leave the restaurant , they ran into Wynn and her group in the elevator .
“ Mr. Locket . ” Seeing Wynn and Howard , Kevin greeted them warmly .
They didn’t expect to run into Kevin , Celeste , and Matthias either .
When Kevin greeted them , Howard and Wynn smiled and responded , “ Ah , Mr. Thatcher ! ”
After some polite small talk , Kevin looked at Celeste and Matthias . ‘ Ms. Locket , these two are-
Matthias gave a faint smile . “ No need to introduce us . We’re acquainted . ”
Kevin chuckled , “ Right , we did meet last time . My memory’s really failing . ”
He couldn’t help but praise , “ Mr. Locket and Ms. Locket , your company is developing so well . It’s truly enviable . ”
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Wynn and Howard smiled modestly at the compliment .
Ever since InnovaTech’s tech department recently overcame a major bottleneck , the news spread quickly . InnovaTech’s autonomous vehicle project suddenly gained a competitive edge in the industry .
Now everyone in the field was predicting that if things continued smoothly , InnovaTech could be worth over ten billion in the future .
Howard’s struggling tech company had also made major progress and had some project breakthroughs with Trevor’s help . Its future now looked bright .
The Lockets and the Shaws were overjoyed by InnovaTech’s sudden success . They were all in excellent spirits .
Thinking about how Wynn was about to become the CEO of a company potentially worth billions , Linda was both delighted and
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smug as she looked at Celeste .
After all , it was all thanks to Trevor . And he had likely anticipated this before handing the company over to Wynn . After all , when the news broke that Innovatech had made a breakthrough , Trevor showed no surprise at all .
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With both InnovaTech and Locket Tech receiving great news , and Trevor and Celeste preparing to divorce , it really felt like all the good things had gone to the Locket family !
Celeste and Matthias simply stood to the side and listened , not saying a word .
Wynn didn’t even glance at Celeste .
Once they reached the ground floor , the two parties went their separate ways .
Back in the car , Matthias looked up the news and finally understood why the Lockets and the Shaws were so pleased .
“ Trevor is really … ”
too generous !
He didn’t finish the sentence out of consideration for Celeste’s feelings .
Still , he felt extremely , deeply unbalanced inside .
When they got back to the office , just as they were discussing their upcoming meeting , they were suddenly informed that the final compensation payment of over 100 million from InnovaTech had already been transferred .
Matthias paused . “ They raised the money this quickly ? ”
Celeste replied , “ Looks like it . ”
They both fell silent .
After a while , they returned to discussing work .
Later that afternoon , just after a meeting , Celeste suddenly got a call from Lottie .
“ Cel , did you hear about InnovaTech ? ”
“ I did . ”
“ That bitch’s got some serious luck . If InnovaTech’s autonomous vehicles really turn out to be that competitive , then wouldn’t that mean- ” 2
Celeste gripped her mouse tightly . Before she could speak , Lottie continued , “ And I heard that your scumbag father’s company is also doing better .
“ They might even win the government’s smart traffic construction project for the transportation platform . If they actually land that project , then Locket Tech will make a name for itself . 2
In other words , Trevor had single – handedly helped both Wynn and the Locket family establish themselves firmly in Baumond . Watching the Locket family rise , Lottie was truly filled with resentment . “ Why ? Why do those scumbags get to live better !
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