The press conference soon officially began.
Celeste didn''t look at Trevor again. She focusedpletely on
answering the journalists’ questions.
The conference drew huge attention both domestically and
internationally.
The Locket family was also in the same line of business, so
news about a major technological breakthrough was something
Harvey and Luther would never miss—especially since this
project came from Fleming Group. 2
Linda normally had little interest in such news, but when she saw
it was rted to Trevor, curiosity got the better of her. She
clicked on the livestream only to see Celeste on the screen. 1
“It''s her again! She''s everywhere!” she snapped. ?
Lilian and Erin knew that Fleming Group''s project was a
coboration with YodaVision.
But they had assumed that Matthias would be the one personally
attending the press conference to handle the media.
After all, thanks to Fleming Group''s earlier publicity, the event
had drawn enormous international attention.
They hadn''t bothered to watch it themselves. To them, it was
enough to know that Fleming Group had once again taken the
lead in product innovation. 2
Only now, after hearing what Linda said, did they realize that
Celeste had actually been the one representing YodaVision and
speaking at the conference.
And from the way things looked, she had been the star of the
entire event.
ording to remarks from Fleming Group''s Lazarus, this
unexpected breakthrough owed a great deal to Celeste''s
contribution.
“How could she possibly be that capable? It must''ve been
Matthias helping her behind the scenes," Linda said sourly. 5
Watching Celeste calmly and confidently discussplex
technical topics on-screen made her fume. 2
"She talks like she really knows what she''s doing—acting like
she''s some genius! So shameless!" 5
"She''s never made a single mistake in these kinds of public
settings,” Ruby said mildly, though she sounded unimpressed.
I''ll give her that she does have some ability.
“But so what if she does? Even if she''s been a big help to
Matthias, what does she actually gain from it? Even if they''re
dating, YodaVision will never belong to her. No matter how
impressive she looks, she''s still just working for someone else.
Thepany''s profits have little to do with her.” 5
In truth, Lilian and Patricia felt the same way.
Sure, Celeste seemed to have a good rtionship with Matthias.
With his and Zachary''s help, her professional skills had
improved significantly.
But so what?
Without Matthias, Celeste was just another talented Al
specialist, and there was no shortage of those in the world. =
Being skilled didn''t automatically mean turning that skill into
So, no matter how morous she looked now, the reality was
that what she got out of Matthias was probably not even a
fraction of what Wynn had. 2
Look at things that way, Celeste''s apparent sess and busy
lifestyle seemed almostughable. 2
While the others were talking, Wynn stayed silent.
Sensing the nces cast her way, she lowered her eyes slightly,
her hand tightening around her coffee cup.
She hadn''t watched the press conference because even without
seeing it, she already knew that the project''s sess must have
had something to do with Celeste. *
When Fleming Group had released its teaser earlier online, she''d
looked into it. And she''d had to admit—professionally, Celeste
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