Celeste’s expression <b>stiffened</b>. “Wynn? Do you mean Wynn Locket? The one who returned from Andostan recently?
Matthias nodded, surprised. “Yes. Do you know her?”
“She’s my <b>half</b>–sister.”
<b>Matthias </b>was dumbfounded. Although he knew a little about Celeste’s family situation, he hadn’t expected such a coincidence.
Celeste’s gaze turned cold, and she added, “She’s <b>also </b>Trevor’s lover.”
The car suddenly screeched to a halt..
Matthias‘ eyes widened in shock. “You-”
Celeste shook her head and kept a coolposure. She said “I’m fine. I just don’t agree with her joining ourpany<b>.</b>”
Matthias agreed without <b>hesitation</b>. “I support your decision.”
Celeste felt touched. “Thank you.”
After a pause, she said, “But that means you’ll be losing a genius.”
Chuckling, Matthias shook his head and nced at her. He replied with utmost sincerity, “She may be an algorithm genius, butpared to you, she’s nothing.”
Celeste was stunned. She thought Matthias was exaggerating, but he stated, “I’m just being honest.”
Celeste hadn’t expected him to say that. After thinking for a <b>moment</b>, she asked, “It’s been a while since shest did her interview. Why <b>hasn’t </b>she started yet?”
Matthias shrugged. “She said she had some things to take care of. I didn’t press her for details.”
After more than ten minutes, they arrived at their destination.
Matthias noticed Celeste was lost in thought and <b>asked</b><b>, </b><b>“</b>What’s on your mind?<b>” </b>
“I just don’t understand why she would want to join ourpany.
Theirpany was doing well, but there were biggerpanies in the country. With Wynn’s background <b>and </b>education, she had plenty of options.
While Celeste <b>was </b>a major shareholder, her identity wasn’t made public for specific reasons. Wynn probably didn’t know about her connection to thepany, so she couldn’t possibly be targeting <b>her</b>.
Matthias rubbed his chin and suddenly grinned. “During our chat the other day<b>, </b>she mentioned ourpany’s programmingnguage and said she was very interested in Cuap.”
Cuap was the programmingnguage Celeste had designed with a team when she was 17.
At the time, many people thought it was ordinary. In recent years though, it had be thepany’s most formidable asset.
Many professionals had tried to analyze it, but none had seeded. Now, it was considered a benchmark in the Industry.
It seemed that Wynn hade for this programmingnguage.
“Now that you mention it, many talented people have joined ourpany because of Cuap over the past few years, ” remarked Matthias.
Celeste hadn’t realized this.
Matthias ruffled her hair with a smile. “<b>That’s </b>why I say she’s nothingpared to you.”
He knew better than anyone how <b>much </b>of a genius Celeste was, having worked with her for years. Especially since before Celeste’s <b>arrival</b>, he had been regarded as the genius in their field.
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