Chapter 443

Chapter 443
The Rodriguez family had already heard about Velotra’s situation .
Now that Celeste had achieved great success in her career , both Ivan and Betty were genuinely happy for her .
To celebrate , they arranged to have lunch together with her on Saturday afternoon .
As Ivan’s car approached the restaurant and was about to enter the parking lot , it nearly collided with another vehicle coming from the opposite direction .
The other driver had failed to control their speed , so technically it was their fault . However , Ivan decided not to fuss about it .
Since his car was in front , he should have had the right of way , bulie other car tried to cut in . Frowning , Ivan rolled down his window to reason with the driver .
Coincidentally , the other driver rolled down their window too – clearly believing they were in the right .
But the moment Ivan saw who was inside , his face turned cold .
Harvey didn’t expect the other party to be Ivan and Betty . Whatever words he’d intended to say immediately stuck in his throat .
In the passenger seat was Lilian , and in the back were Erin and Patricia . All of them saw Ivan .
None of them had expected such a coincidence .
Ivan looked away and , before Harvey could react , drove straight into the parking lot .
They had been in high spirits earlier , looking forward to the celebratory meal . But upon encountering the Locket family , Betty’s face turned cold almost instantly .
Celeste held onto her arm and gently patted her hand to soothe her
Thinking of how her daughter’s health had improved and how Celeste was now doing better than ever , Betty felt comforted .
She realized she truly should look forward and not let past people or events disturb her peace . Her mood gradually improved .
After parking , Celeste and the rest of the family were the first to enter the restaurant .
Thanks to Betty’s change of heart , their group’s mood remained largely unaffected .
But the Locket family and the Shaw family were another story .
Watching the Rodriguez family walk away , everyone – Erin , Patricia , and even Wynn – had unpleasant expressions .
They had all heard about Velotra .
Even though , thanks to Trevor’s help , InnovaTech now had a clear direction , all the investments they’d made previously had
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Moreover , even with a clear direction now , InnovaTech’s future was still uncertain .
What unsettled Patricia and Erin even more was the press conference where Celeste had openly claimed credit for Velotra’s technology , and where Maxwell had also confirmed that all the technology Velotra and YodaVision collaborated on came from
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If that were true , then Celeste’s current worth could easily be in the hundreds of billions .
But how was that even possible ? Could Celeste really possess such extraordinary technical prowess ?
Was there truly no help from Matthias involved ? Could it really not be his work ?
Yet Celeste had dared to claim it as her own …
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Thinking about this , the mood among the Locket family and the Shaw family soured even further , especially for Wynn .
She clenched her fists and said in a calm tone , “ Let’s head inside . !
Snapping out of their daze , Erin and the others followed her into the restaurant .
Over an hour later , just as they were about to leave after lunch , the heard someone near the elevator say , “ Matthias is still single . If you know any good young women , remember to keep anye out for him . ”
“ Of course , we’ve been friends for years . You’ve said it so many times ! If we come across any good matches , of course we’ll introduce them to him ! ”
Hearing this , Wynn looked up and realized the speaker was none other than Matthias’s mother .
But Melissa didn’t notice them as she entered the elevator .
Lilian and Patricia had met her before , and upon hearing her words , Patricia seemed to understand something and gave a faint smile .
Wynn paused , then suddenly understood what her grandmother was smiling about .
If all the technological breakthroughs announced at the Velotra press conference had truly come from Celeste , then yes , current worth could very well be in the hundreds of billions .
Not only that – if she had that kind of talent , she likely had a lot more potential ahead of her .
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There was every possibility she would develop new technologies in the future . In other words , if Celeste really was this capable, she was a walking goldmine . 1
With that level of skill and value , even the most elite of families probably wouldn’t care that she’d been divorced .
In that case , how could Melissa possibly not acknowledge the relationship between Celeste and Matthias , and instead still be asking people to introduce other women to him ?
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The answer was clear – the so – called “ technology ” Celeste claimed probably wasn’t all hers to begin with . There had to be a lot of exaggeration . 23
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