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The next morning , after waking up and having breakfast , Celeste headed out for work as usual .
At noon , while she was having lunch , Jordyn’s call came through . This was the first time Jordyn had called her since secretly sneaking away from the hot spring retreat .
Celeste answered .
“ Mom … ”
“ Mm . ” Celeste responded and asked , “ Have you eaten ? ”
“ Just finished ! ”
That morning at the hot spring retreat , she had received a call from Wynn , who told her that Trevor was taking her out for fun and asked if she wanted to join them .
She immediately agreed and sneaked away while Celeste wasn’t paying attention .
They had a great time and only returned to the city yesterday afternoon . However , they didn’t go home last night .
This morning , after returning to school , Jordyn thought of Celeste and felt a little guilty . She was worried that she might be angry . That’s why she decided to call .
But when she heard her mom ask if she had eaten , she felt that she wasn’t mad about her sneaking off that day . She was relieved .
She knew it . Her mom wouldn’t be mad at her !
However , she also noticed that her mom no longer called her every day or constantly asked about her whereabouts like before .
She actually liked this change in her mom !
Now , she had much more freedom to do what she wanted !
Celeste indeed didn’t ask about where they had been for the past two days – because she simply didn’t care .
After chatting with Jordyn about her studies for a while , Celeste hung up the phone .
Back at the office , Matthias came over and asked , “ Tomorrow is the tech expo . Are we meeting at the company and heading there together? ”
“ Sounds good . ”
The next morning , not long after Celeste left home , her car suddenly broke down , and a vehicle behind her rear- ended her , causing a chain reaction of traffic accidents .
A chorus of angry drivers behind her erupted in complaints .
Since her car couldn’t move , it was blocking traffic .
After apologizing to the drivers behind her , she immediately called emergency services and waited for assistance .
However , handling this would take a long time , and she was in a hurry to attend the expo .
A tall figure walked over from the pedestrian sidewalk .
Celeste looked up .
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It was Beck . Why was he here ?
She responded indifferently with a hum . Not in the mood to chat , she called Matthias to explain the situation and told them to leave without her . She would head over once everything was settled .
“ Traffic accidents like this take time to sort out , ” Matthias said . “ By the time you’re done , the expo might already
be over .
“ Wait a bit . I’ll contact someone to help you , but it’ll probably take at least another half an hour before they reach you . ”
“ That’s fine . As long as I don’t miss the expo . ”
After hanging up , just as she was about to speak with the drivers behind her , Beck suddenly said , “ I’ll have someone take care of this for you . Where do you need to go ? I’ll drive you . ”
Celeste was stunned and looked up at him .
Five minutes later , she was in Beck’s car .
They sat in the back seat , keeping some distance between them , yet she still felt a little awkward .
“ Thank you . ”
“ It’s nothing . ”
Nothing … ? Celeste frowned slightly .
In the past , Beck had always treated her as if she were invisible .
The last time they met at the race track , they didn’t part on good terms .
Although the last time they bumped into each other , Beck had been unusually polite and greeted her first , but still
He was busy . So , as soon as he got in the car , he started taking phone calls one after another .
Celeste actually felt relieved because of that . They weren’t familiar with each other , and being in such a confined space with him made her feel uncomfortable .
Forty minutes later , the car stopped at the entrance of the tech expo .
Celeste got out of the car and politely said , “ Thanks . ”
Beck just hummed in response .
After giving a brief nod , she turned and left . Shortly after she walked away , a sleek black luxury car pulled up beside Beck’s .
Wynn thought she was seeing things .
But after checking the license plate , she confirmed she wasn’t mistaken . So , she knocked on Beck’s window . The window slowly rolled down , and Wynn bent slightly to look inside . “ Beck , it really is you . ”
Then she asked , “ What are you doing here ? ”
Beck got out of the car . “ Just dropping off a friend . ”
At that moment , Harvey and Lennox also stepped out of their car . Upon learning Beck’s identity , they hurriedly greeted him .
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Beck nodded and greeted them in return .
After exchanging a few pleasantries , Beck received a phone call .
Since the expo was about to start , Wynn and her family didn’t linger and left .
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Meanwhile , at the entrance of the expo , Celeste met up with Matthias and the others .
Matthias leaned in and whispered , “ Mr. Newman is attending the expo today too . ”
Celeste froze and widened her eyes .
Matthias raised an eyebrow and smirked . “ Good thing you found someone to help you in time . If he found out you were late , he’d … ”
Celeste immediately got the hint .
Zachary never cared about the reason for being late . To him , tardiness meant a lack of dedication .
He had already been upset when she got married and had a child right after graduating with her bachelor’s degree . If she showed up late today after finally reuniting with him …
She didn’t even want to imagine how he’d look at her . Just thinking about it sent shivers down her spine .
So , it’s good that you made it on time . ”
Celeste let out a sigh of relief .
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