Chapter <b>325 </b>
Beck still continued to ignore Linda.
Just then, someone happened toe over and greet him. The person also knew Celeste and Matthias, so the four of them started chatting.
Linda was left standing there,pletely ignored. Her face grew increasingly awkward until she had no choice but to <b>leave</b>, humiliated.
Not far away, Miles nced in their direction and remarked “Beck seems to be getting closer to them.” By “them, ” he was naturally referring to Celeste and Matthias
Wynn shared the same thought.
After all, if Beck and Matthias were simply business partners<b>, </b><b>a </b>quick greeting and some polite small talk <b>would </b>have sufficed at an event like this.
Yet, Beck was engaged in a long conversation with Matthias and Celeste.
It was starting to look like they were actually bing friends.
Of course, in Wynn’s view, the reason Beck would consider befriending Matthias was that Matthias was indeed worth knowing. As for Celeste, she was just along for the ride.
Hearing Miles‘ment, Trevor nced in their direction but showed no reaction.
Wynn withdrew her gaze as <b>well</b>–only to spot Kieran just as he stepped into the banquet hall.
Trevor followed her gaze and also <b>saw </b>Kieran
<b>Dressed </b>in a <b>nice </b>suit, <b>Kieran </b>looked even more striking and aloof than <b>usual</b>.
When Wynn looked over, Kieran happened to meet her gaze
Wynn smiled and was just about to walk toward him when Kieran looked away and entered the hall from the side with his friends,pletely ignoring her.
<b>Wynn </b>stopped in her tracks, let out a helplessugh, and turned to Trevor
“He’s probably still mad at me for telling his family where he was. He wouldn’t even pick up my calls, and now that he sees me, he’s still giving me the cold shoulder.”
Trevor replied, “He is still young. A bit of a temper is to be expected.”
Wynn agreed.
Kieran had no idea what Wynn and Trevor thought of him.
Shortly after entering the hall, he caught sight of Celeste and Matthias out of the corner of his eye when he was about to greet the host.
His fingers tightened around his wine ss<b>. </b>
He didn’t expect them to be at the banquet as well.
Celeste was wearing a light blue, intricately embroidered gown that hugged her figure, perfectlyplementing her quiet and cool demeanor. She looked pure, wless, and absolutely stunning.
This was the first time Kieran had ever seen Celeste in an evening gown. <b>So</b>, his gaze lingered for a long time.
His friend beside him noticed his distraction and followed his line of sight. When he saw Celeste, he let out a low whistle.
“Holy shit. She’s gorgeous. Who is she?”
Kieran snapped out of it. “Celeste Rodriguez.”
“What? That’s Celeste? Damn, I wasn’t expecting her to be this beautiful.”
Kieran didn’t respond. He set down his wine ss and strode toward Celeste and Matthias.
“Mr. Yoder. Ms. Rodriguez.”
Celeste and Matthias turned around, mildly surprised to see Kieran. They didn’t expect him to be here either. So, they nodded in acknowledgment.
Beck, noticing Kieran, turned to Matthias and asked, “This Is…?”
Matthias <b>introduced </b>him. “This is Kieran Gibson.” Then, he briefly exined Kieran’s background before turning to Kieran.
“And this is Beck Harper.”
Beck recalled that there was indeed a prestigious Gibson family in Baumond previously. After Matthias‘ introduction, he greeted Kieran. “Mr. Gibson.”
Kieran <b>returned </b>the greeting.
The group fell into conversation.
Throughout the exchange, Kieran’s gaze frequently drifted toward Celeste. And his expression when he looked at her was…
Noticing this, Beck’s grip on his wine ss tightened slightly. Lips pressed together, he <b>turned </b>his gaze to Kieran.
<b>Kieran </b>felt <b>his </b><b>stare </b>and <b>met </b>his eyes.
In that brief moment, both men understood each other’s thoughts about Celeste.
They both fell silent suddenly as they locked gazes.
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