Before they knew it, the day of YodaVision''s anniversary
celebration had arrived.
That afternoon, Celeste and Matthias set aside their work. After
spending half the day preparing, they showed up at the venue in
full formal attire, right on time.
This celebration had a veryrge guest list. Not long after they
arrived, guests began streaming in.
Jorge was among them.
Although he didn''t like Celeste or Matthias, he hadn''t seen Wynn
for a while because of work. He knew she would be attending
tonight, so he deliberately came earlier than usual.
Matthias was busy greeting a few newly arrived guests.
Seeing Jorge, Celeste—though she had no fondness for him—
still stepped forward dutifully. "Mr. Robinson, it''s been a while.
Please,e inside."
Jorge cast her a cool nce. Seeing her use such a polite tone,
he didn''t want to start anything. He gave her a brief nod, but his
gaze clearly wasn''t on her. Almost instantly, he scanned the
wide hall.
When he didn''t see Wynn, a flicker of disappointment crossed
his eyes. 2
Still, he wasn''t too disappointed—after all, Trevor was never one
to arrive early at banquets.
As more guests came in, Jorge pulled his gaze back and said
tly, "You''d better greet the other guests."
Celeste couldn''t be more relieved. But she didn''t neglect
She smiled politely. "Of course. There are many guests today. If
anything isn''t up to standard, I hope you''ll forgive us, Mr.
Robinson."
Her tone carried the air of ahostess. 4
Jorge didn''t like the sound of that, but decided not to argue. He
only gave acold nod. 4
Celeste didn''t press further, turning away to greet others.
Not long after she''d started chatting with others, Trevor and
Wynn arrived.
Like Jorge, Celeste knew Trevor usually belonged to the group
of people who showed upte to banquets.
So seeing him arrive this early, a sh of surprise flickered in her
But since he was here, and given YodaVision''s partnership with
the Fleming Group, she had no choice but to greet him.
Still, she only addressed Trevor politely. "Mr. Fleming.” 4
Trevor extended his hand, and they exchanged a handshake.
Celeste deliberately ignored Wynn—she didn''t even spare her a
nce—before saying tly to Trevor, "Please, this way.” ?
Trevor had always been a ma for conversation.
The moment Celeste finished greeting him, several guests
eagerly came over to join Trevor and Wynn.
"Mr. Fleming, you''re here early today.”
"heard Fleming Group and YodaVision are working very well
together. Since YodaVision is now one of Fleming Group''s most
important partners, it makes sense for Mr. Fleming to show
extra attention." 5
Jorge, spotting their arrival, immediately came over as well.
“Mr. Fleming, Ms. Locket.”
Trevor smiled slightly at the sight of him. “Ah, Mr. Robinson.
Long time no see."
"Indeed. Long time no see.”
Celeste''s tant disregard just now had left Wynn feeling
unsettled. But now, with a familiar face here, and with Jorge''s
gaze fixed on her, her mood lifted somewhat. ?
When he greeted her, she also gave a small nod. "Mr. Robinson."
With someone else stepping in to entertain Trevor, Celeste felt
her burden ease. "There are more guests arriving," she said. "I''ll
leave you all to chat." 2
At her words, Trevor''s gazended on her. "Go ahead." 4
Celeste didn''t look back, simply nodded, and walked away.
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