Chapter 419

Chapter 419
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It wasn’t Just Wynn and Howard . When the other bidders saw Celeste and Matthias , they more or less realized that all their efforts had likely been for nothing .
And that was exactly the case .
As everyone waited , the results were quickly announced . The smar traffic project was awarded to YodaVision .
Celeste and Matthias weren’t surprised at all by the outcoine . They had more important matters to attend to and had no intention of lingering .
As the two of them walked past Howard and Wynn without even sparing them a glance , the expressions on the father and daughter’s faces – which were already grim – grew even darker .
Since moving to Baumond , the Locker , company had been running fairly well thanks to Trevor’s support .
Because of Wynn’s connection to him , many people in their social circle were aware of their company .
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However , that recognition was mostly limited within their circle They had yet to establish a solid reputation on a broader , public level .
The main reason for that had been a lack of competitive core
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technology .
Now that they’d finally made a breakthrough , they had pinned all their hopes
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winning this smart traffic project .
If they succeeded , it would have been a turning point in both recognition and credibility for Locket Tech . 2
Their entire team had worked tirelessly for over a month , pouring in massive amounts of manpower and resources . They had truly believed the project was already in the bag . But in the end …
After Celeste and Matthias left , Howard and Wynn remained seated for a long while .
Back at home , the rest of the Lockets and the Shaws had also been paying close attention to this bid . Before long , Linda couldn’t hold back and called Wynn .
“ Wynn , how is it ? Did we win the bid ? ”
Wynn answered calmly , “ No. ”
“No ? ” Linda frowned . “ How could that be ? I mean , I know some of the other companies bidding had decent strength , but we- ”
“ The winner was YodaVision . ”
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“ What ? ” Linda’s expression changed dramatically . “ YodaVision ? But I thought they weren’t even participating . How could-
When the realization hit her , Linda gritted her teeth and hissed , “ It must’ve been that bitch . She’s jealous of you and can’t stand how well Trev treats you , so she tried everything to sabotage us ! ” 7
Then she scoffed , “ But the more she acts like this , the more Trev will hate her ! I need to call him and tell him what she’s done ! ”
Wynn cut her off in a flat tone . “ YodaVision is working closely with the Fleming Group right now . Even if Trevor wanted to act , he wouldn’t be able to touch her at the moment . ” 1
Linda paused . “ Then … Then what do we do ? Are we just supposed to let this go ? ”
Wynn didn’t respond .
Just because they couldn’t move against Celeste now didn’t mean they never could .
Back home , when Patricia , Erin , and the others heard what had happened , they were furious .
After all , this was a major project – one that concerned the future of the Locket family’s company .
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This wasn’t just personal . It was a high – stakes matter . They could let Celeste cause trouble like this .
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It was bad enough when she tried to interfere between Wynn and Mr. Newman , and then again with Matthias . But now she’s even jeopardizing the future of our company ! If she keeps targeting us like this- ”
“ I know , ” Howard said . “ I’ll find a chance to talk to her . ”
The matter was too important to ignore .
In fact , when Celeste and Matthias were about to leave the venue earlier , he had nearly called out to her . But there were too many people around at the time , and it hadn’t been appropriate .
The next day , when Celeste arrived at YodaVision and got out of her car in the parking lot , Howard also stepped out of his car and called out to her , “ Cel . ” 5