That <b>night</b>, when Celeste got home, Jordyn was already asleep in her room.
After washing up and getting into bed<b>, </b>Celeste felt Jordyn instinctively snuggle into her arms and sleepily mumble, “Mom, you’re home?”
<b>“</b>Mm<b>, </b>go back to sleep.”
There was no reply.
Celeste looked down and realized she had already fallen asleep again.
The next day, Matthias went off to discuss a potential partnership, while Celeste went to Fleming Group with a group of engineers.
That morning, Celeste spent a long time discussing technical topics with others.
When the conversation was wrapping up, she turned and suddenly noticed that Trevor had been standing not far from her, listening as she spoke.
She paused briefly<b>, </b>then looked away and said to the others beside her, “Regarding what <b>I </b>just mentioned, there are actually a few excellent academic papers on the topic. Would you like <b>to </b>check them out?” 2
“Sure, absolutely.“. 1
Celeste then listed the titles and authors of the papers.
After she finished and turned to grab something, her gaze happened to meet Wynn’s.
Trevor noticed her arrival and walked over. “When did you get here?”
Celeste looked away.
Wynn nced at Celeste, smiled faintly, and replied, “Just now.
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In reality<b>, </b>she had been there for a few minutes.
It was just that when she arrived, she had happened to see Trevor standing with his team<b>, </b>seriously listening to Celeste exin a technical concept. 5
She could only see the side of his face–not clearly–but his gaze as he watched Celeste speak had unmistakably held a touch of admiration.
Thinking of that, her smile faded a little.
It was the first time she had ever seen Trevor look at Celeste with that kind of expression.
However, that didn’t necessarily mean anything. 2
In the afternoon, Wynn made another trip to Fleming Group due to some matters.
This time, she went straight into Trevor’s office. However, he wasn’t there.
Just as she was about to sit down, her eyes fell on a few books on his desk.
She nced over and saw they were AI journals.
She casually picked one up and flipped through it, noticing a marked article. But when she saw the title of the highlighted article, she froze for a moment.
It was one of the articles Celeste had mentioned that morning and rmended everyone read.
<b>Chapter </b><b>423 </b>
<b>Recalling </b><b>how </b>Trevor had <b>stood </b>quietly beside Celeste carlier, attentively listening to her speak, Wynn’s lips tightened.
<b>Something </b>crossed her mind. She set the journal down and picked up two to three of the other journals to flip through.
Sure enough<b>, </b>they were marked as well.
And <b>she </b>could tell at a nce that the markings were Trevor’s–<b>s </b>recognized the distinct notes and symbols he usually made when reading<b>. </b>
Just <b>then</b>, the door to the office suddenly opened.
Startled by the sound<b>, </b>she looked up and locked eyes with Zeke.
<b>Zeke </b>smiled. “Ms. Locket? Mr. Fleming is still in a meeting. It’ll probably be another half an hour-”
“Got it,” Wynn replied before he could finish.
Just then<b>, </b>Zeke noticed the journal she was reading and said, “Oh, that’s one of the ones the boss asked me to rush out and buy this morning. Are you interested in them too?” 2
“He had them rushed in?”
“Yeah.”
Wynn lowered her gaze at his words.
Zeke had onlye back to grab some documents, so he didn’t notice her expression. He added, “I’ve got to run-
“It’s fine, go ahead. Don’t mind me.”
“Alright<b>, </b>I’ll have someone bring you coffee shortly.” With that, Zeke grabbed the documents and left in a hurry. Wynn pressed her lips together, gently set the journal down, and went over to sit on the sofa.
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Zeke had said the meeting wouldst another half an hour, but just four or five minutester, Trevor returned from the conference room. 1
Seeing him, Wynn smiled. “You’re back so soon?”
Trevor said, “Zeke told me you were here. There wasn’t anything urgent left in the meeting, so I came back.”
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As he spoke, his gaze flicked briefly to the journals on his desk. But he only looked for a moment before turning back and sitting down beside Wynn.
She caught the movement and his subtle shift in attention. Then<b>, </b>her smile faded slightly.
Just a moment ago, she had assumed he’d hurried back from the meeting just for her. But now<b>, </b>it seemed that wasn’t entirely the case.