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Chapter 69
Matthias paused. “What? This is such a coincidence.”
Trevor replied calmly, “It is.”
Matthias said, “There are a lot of us. Mr. Fleming, why don’t you take the elevator first? We'll wait for the next
one.”
“Sure. See you next time.”
“See you.”
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The elevator doors closed, leaving Celeste, Matthias, and the others to wait for the next one.
When the elevator arrived, Celeste’s phone rang as they stepped inside. It was Jordyn calling. After excusing
herself from the others, Celeste answered, “Hello?”
“Mom, are you off work? When are you coming home?”
Ever since Celeste injured her ankle, Jordyn had been calling her daily to check in. When she heard yesterday
that Celeste’s ankle had healed, she had asked when Celeste would be coming home.
Celeste had been too busy with work to promise anything yesterday. Now, hearing Jordyn’s question again, she
said, “I just finished up. I'll be hsoon.
By the tshe ended the call, the elevator had reached the ground floor.
Henry, who was curious, asked, “Ms. Rodriguez, do you have a child?”
“Yes,” Celeste replied.
“Really? | had no idea.”
He had assumed Celeste and Matthias were a couple. After all, their relationship seemed close, and Matthias was
particularly attentive to her.
Jonathan was equally surprised. Celeste looked so young. It was hard to believe she already had a child.
Casually, he asked, “Is your husband in the sline of work as us?”
Celeste hesitated briefly before answering, “Sort of.”
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Henry, having discussed technical topics with Celeste before, knew she was highly skilled in her field. He also
assumed her husband was in the sindustry. He wanted to ask his nbut stopped himself when he
noticed Celeste’s detached demeanor. It seemed as if she didn’t want to talk about it.
Matthias, on the other hand, was tempted to reveal that Celeste’s husband was none other than Trevor, their
company’s boss.
But since Celeste was on the verge of divorcing him, and considering that they would have frequent contact with
Henry and Jonathan in the future, revealing this could lead to awkwardness or even someone targeting Celeste
to please Wynn.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Matthias ultimately kept quiet.
After leaving InnovaTech, Celeste and Matthias got into their respective cars and went their separate ways.
When Celeste arrived at the villa, Jordyn was already waiting downstairs. Seeing her, Jordyn ran up and hugged
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