Chapter 431
Trevor said , “ I haven’t been involved in the company’s later development . ”
Hearing this , Chester looked at Wynn in surprise . “ So , Wynn , you’re actually capable ? ”
Wynn replied , “ Not really . The credit goes to the engineers . Most of them were already with the company before I took over. The company’s current success is , as you said , largely thanks to Trevor . I had very little to do with it . ”
Chester smiled and said , “ You’re really modest . ”
At first , upon learning that Wynn had her own business only because Trevor gave it to her , Chester had thought she wasn’t all that impressive and didn’t quite match up to Trevor .
But now , hearing them speak and watching how they supported and acknowledged each other , he suddenly figured that Trevor must regard Wynn as an expert in the AI field – someone even more specialized than he was – and that’s why he had entrusted her with the company , believing it would grow better in her hands . 4 After all , Trevor was indeed generous and humble . It was exactly the kind of thing he would do .
Wynn , hearing the compliment , waved it off . “ I’m really not just being modest … ” 1
A moment later , they dropped the topic and moved on to something lighter , sharing amusing stories from Andostan .
They had all studied abroad there , so they had a lot of common topics .
Plus , Wynn was naturally sociable . Even though this was her first time meeting Chester , the dinner ended up being quite relaxed and enjoyable .
In fact , at times , she chatted with Chester even more than Trevor did .
Chester was in the country on a business trip with his father and would be leaving the next day . After dinner , he had other plans and was about to take his leave . 1
Before leaving , he shook hands with Wynn and said , “ Wynn , I’m really glad I met you today . You’re a very interesting and charming woman . ” 3
As he said that , he glanced at Trevor and hesitated slightly , as if he wanted to say something more . But before he could , Wynn politely replied , “ You flatter me , Chester . ”
After saying goodbye , Chester waved to them and was just about to get into the car when he spotted Celeste , who had just finished dinner with Matthias and several business associates . 2
Chester didn’t recognize Matthias or the others , but he did recognize Celeste . He pointed at her in surprise and said to Trevor , “ That woman … Isn’t she- ” ( 1 )
Trevor didn’t respond .
Celeste , seeing Chester point at her as if he knew her , wasn’t originally planning to pay any attention to the people around Trevor . But just as she was turning her face away , she suddenly remembered who Chester
was .
They had only met once . At the time , she knew he was one of Trevor’s close friends in Andostan .
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He had come back to visit and had looked up Trevor , and she happened to be there too , so they had met briefly .
That meeting , however , had ended with a minor unpleasant incident .
Still …
That had been years ago .
She came to the realization suddenly . ,
Celeste’s business partner and Matthias were speaking to her , so she pulled her thoughts back and turned away to resume the conversation , not sparing another glance toward Trevor’s group .
Chester also noticed Celeste’s cold demeanor .
Looking back and forth between Trevor and Celeste , both of whom now had new partners , he seemed to understand something and chose not to say more . 1
Besides , he was in a hurry . He said goodbye to Trevor and Wynn and got into the car .
Wynn wasn’t surprised that Chester knew Celeste . She had only glanced at Celeste and Matthias when they appeared and didn’t pay much attention .
Although her initial interaction with Chester had been slightly awkward , she now had a good impression of
him . 2
She said to Trevor , “ Chester is really a good and genuine person . It’s very easy to be around him . ”
Trevor smiled at that and replied , “ He is , indeed . ” 10
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