Jorge didn’t leave and continued to stay by Wynn’s side.
A short while later, just as Wynn was about to go look for Trevor, he was no longer standing by Celeste’s side. Instead, Celeste was speaking with Harold.
Given how well Harold and Jorge knew each other, it was natural for them to greet one another in public.
After the greeting, Jorge began introducing Wynn, “Mr. Jennings, this is-”
But Harold smiled and cut him off, saying, “Ms. Locket, we’ve met before.”
Wynn politely greeted Harold.
He nodded and smiled, then turned his gaze back to Celeste. “Cel, have you been keeping busy lately?”
Even though the summit had ended, they were still in a public setting.
Harold’s warm and familiar way of addressing Celeste, and the gentler tone he used with her compared to how he spoke with Jorge, made it clear.
Harold was quite fond of Celeste and made no attempt to hide it.
Celeste nodded. “Yes.”
She could certainly sense Harold’s fondness.
She had always greeted him normally in the past. But when Jorge suddenly walked over just now, it reminded her that Harold was actually Caleb’s father.
Thinking about Caleb’s pursuit, Celeste didn’t feel uncomfortable around Harold. After all, nothing had actually happened between her and Caleb.
Harold’s attitude toward Wynn wasn’t cold or dismissive, but compared to the way he treated Celeste, the difference was obvious.
In fact, after Wynn had greeted him, Harold didn’t speak to her further. It was as if he wasn’t interested in building a closer connection, let alone showing any kind of admiration.
If he had wanted to show support, he would’ve at least mentioned InnovaTech, the company she represented.
After all, she’d been invited to this summit, which should’ve given her some standing.
Realizing this, the smile on Wynn’s face faded slightly. 1
Jorge didn’t seem to notice Harold’s lack of warmth toward Wynn. But he did notice that Harold clearly wanted to chat with Celeste longer.
Even though he didn’t like Celeste, he didn’t want to interrupt Harold, so after the brief greeting, he left with Wynn. 1
Wynn could tell that Jorge’s opinion of Celeste hadn’t changed.
As if something came to her mind, she suddenly said, “It seems like both Mr. Jennings and your father are quite fond of Ms. Rodriguez. A while ago, Trevor and I happened to run into Ms. Rodriguez and Mr. Yoder playing golf with Mr. Jennings and your father…”
Jorge was visibly surprised. “My father and Mr. Jennings played golf with Celeste and Matthias?”
“Yes, they seemed very familiar, actually. It didn’t look like it was their first time meeting up.‘
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After saying this, Wynn smiled in surprise and asked, “You didn’t know your father was acquainted with Ms. Rodriguez?”
Jorge frowned and shook his head. “I didn’t.”
His father had never mentioned anything about it to him.
Wynn noticed this.
When they had last met, she could tell that Theodore seemed to like Celeste quite a bit. She had assumed he would mention Celeste to Jorge, and that might change Jorge’s perception of her.
But apparently…
Harold was a busy man. So, after chatting for a few minutes, Celeste moved on to other matters as well.
After a while, Céleste found a break and quietly left the hall. 1
Seeing her leave, Beck’s expression shifted slightly. He turned to Trevor beside him and said, “Trevor, I’ve got something to do. I’ll head out first.”
Trevor turned his head. “Not joining
Beck shook his head. “No.”
me for dinner?”
“Alright,” Trevor didn’t insist. “Let’s catch up again when you’re free.”
“Sure.”
