Seeing that Kieran was clearly here to see Celeste, Trevor


    paused his steps for a moment. He nced at Kieran, but said


    nothing before turning and walking away.


    Watching Trevor''s departing figure, then ncing back at


    Celeste—still in her robe, clearly fresh from the shower—Kieran’s


    brows furrowed slightly as he put the pieces together. 1


    It was obvious that Trevor had alsoe looking for her.


    But there shouldn''t be any dealings between Trevor and Celeste. *


    Even if it were business, it should have been Lazarus from


    Fleming Group approaching Matthias—not Trevor himself, and


    certainly not at this hour.


    Noticing the thoughtful look in Kieran’s eyes, Celeste could


    roughly guess what he was thinking, but she didn''t exin,


    Instead, she asked, "It''ste. Do you need something?"


    Pulled from his thoughts, Kieran answered, "I had an idea just


    now that I wanted to discuss with you in detail.”


    The "idea," of course, referred to work.


    Celeste nodded. "Come in."


    She was staying in a spacious luxury suite with its own


    workspace.


    Once Kieran sat down on the sofa, he couldn''t hold back his


    question: "Why did Mr. Fleminge to see you sote?" 2


    Then, he quickly added, lest she misunderstood. "I don''t mean


    anything by it. I was just... surprised."


    When he''d stumbled upon them earlier, neither Celeste nor


    Trevor had looked the least bit flustered. That alone showed


    there was nothing between them. 1


    Still, he couldn''t make sense of why Trevor woulde see her


    Celeste opened herptop. Her face expressionless, she replied


    tly, "He wanted to talk about something personal."


    Kieran froze, then suddenly remembered Wynn. That''s when it


    struck him—Celeste and Wynn had a personal feud.


    So, was Trevor here to smooth things over between them?


    Thinking of this, he recalled his own reasons for returning to the


    country and joining YodaVision—it, too, had been tied to Wynn.


    Yet now, looking back, it all felt distant, as if it had happened


    years ago.


    Celeste moved on, bringing up work matters.


    Kieran had never once associated her with Trevor in his mind.


    With her character, he couldn''t imagine her entangled with


    someone else''s boyfriend. 2


    Since she''d said Trevor came for a personal matter and she


    clearly didn''t want to borate, he assumed she didn''t want to


    talk about Wynn.


    So, he let it go and focused seriously on discussing work with


    Kieran had indeede to her with work ideas. But... to say he


    had no personal motives at all would be impossible.


    As Celeste spoke with him, his gaze strayed almost involuntarily


    toward her. Her damp hair clung in strands around her neck, tiny


    droplets of water trailing down her skin


    His throat went dry. Abruptly, he tore his eyes away and cleared


    his throat with a cough. "Maybe... You should dry your hair first?"


    Celeste nodded. “Alright. Organize the notes from earlier, I''ll dry


    “Alright.”


    She returned to the bedroom to blow her hair dry.


    When she came back out, they had only just resumed their


    discussion when her phone chimed with a message notification.


    Celeste picked it up and nced at the screen.


    It was from Trevor. "Jo says you still haven''t replied to her." 3


    Only then, with his reminder, did Celeste realize she had nearly


    forgotten all about Jordyn calling her.


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