Chapter 429

Jorge didn’t leave and continued to stay by Wynn’s side .
A short while later , just as Wynn was about to go look for Trevor , he was no longer standing by Celeste’s side . Instead , Celeste was speaking with Harold .
Given how well Harold and Jorge knew each other , it was natural for them to greet one another in public .
After the greeting , Jorge began introducing Wynn , “ Mr. Jennings , this is- ”
But Harold smiled and cut him off , saying , “ Ms. Locket , we’ve met before . ”
Wynn politely greeted Harold .
He nodded and smiled , then turned his gaze back to Celeste . “ Cel , have you been keeping busy lately ? ”
Even though the summit had ended , they were still in a public setting .

Harold’s warm and familiar way of addressing Celeste , and the gentler tone he used with her compared to how he spoke with Jorge , made it clear .
Harold was quite fond of Celeste and made no attempt to hide it .
Celeste nodded . “ Yes . ”
She could certainly sense Harold’s fondness .
She had always greeted him normally in the past . But when Jorge suddenly walked over just now , it reminded her that Harold was actually Caleb’s father .
Thinking about Caleb’s pursuit , Celeste didn’t feel uncomfortable around Harold . After all , nothing had actually happened between her and Caleb .
Harold’s attitude toward Wynn wasn’t cold or dismissive , but compared to the way he treated Celeste , the difference was obvious .
In fact , after Wynn had greeted him , Harold didn’t speak to her further . It was as if he wasn’t interested in building a closer connection , let alone showing any kind of admiration .
If he had wanted to show support , he would’ve at least mentioned InnovaTech , the company she represented .
After all , she’d been invited to this summit , which should’ve given her some standing .
Realizing this , the smile on Wynn’s face faded slightly . 1
Jorge didn’t seem to notice Harold’s lack of warmth toward Wynn . But he did notice that Harold clearly wanted to chat with Celeste longer .
Even though he didn’t like Celeste , he didn’t want to interrupt Harold , so after the brief greeting , he left with Wynn . 1
Wynn could tell that Jorge’s opinion of Celeste hadn’t changed .
As if something came to her mind , she suddenly said , “ It seems like both Mr. Jennings and your father are quite fond of Ms. Rodriguez . A while ago , Trevor and I happened to run into Ms. Rodriguez and Mr. Yoder playing golf with Mr. Jennings and your father … ”
Jorge was visibly surprised . “ My father and Mr. Jennings played golf with Celeste and Matthias ? ”
“ Yes , they seemed very familiar , actually . It didn’t look like it was their first time meeting up . ‘
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After saying this , Wynn smiled in surprise and asked , “ You didn’t know your father was acquainted with Ms. Rodriguez ? ”

Jorge frowned and shook his head . “ I didn’t . ”
His father had never mentioned anything about it to him .
Wynn noticed this .
When they had last met , she could tell that Theodore seemed to like Celeste quite a bit . She had assumed he would mention Celeste to Jorge , and that might change Jorge’s perception of her .
But apparently …
Harold was a busy man . So , after chatting for a few minutes , Celeste moved on to other matters as well .
After a while , Céleste found a break and quietly left the hall . 1
Seeing her leave , Beck’s expression shifted slightly . He turned to Trevor beside him and said , “ Trevor , I’ve got something to do . I’ll head out first . ”
Trevor turned his head . “ Not joining
Beck shook his head . “ No. ”
me for dinner ? ”
“ Alright , ” Trevor didn’t insist . “ Let’s catch up again when you’re free . ”
“ Sure . ”