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At Jordyn’s school, Celeste heard a sweet voice call out her name. “Ms. Rodriguez.”
Turning slightly, she saw Sylvia running toward her and saying, “Ms. Rodriguez, my mom asked me to bring you some buns last night, but you weren’t home, so I took them back.”
Just as Celeste was about to speak, Jordyn, unaware that Celeste had already moved out, huffed and said, “That’s not true. My mom was home last night.”
Sylvia scratched her head. “Huh? Really? Then why…”
Before Celeste could respond, Jordyn’s teacher called out to her, “Ms. Rodriguez.”
Celeste turned. “Ms. Alper.”
Donna gestured for Jordyn and Sylvia to head inside, saying she had something to discuss with Celeste.
Once the two children went in, Donna said, “Ms. Rodriguez, do you know about next week’s parent–child activity at the school?”
Celeste shook her head. “No.”
Jordyn didn’t mention it to her.
Donna hesitated, having already suspected this but still wanting to confirm it with her.
Celeste simply said, “As long as someone is there to accompany her, it’s fine.”
Seeing Celeste’s consistent attitude on the matter, Donna sighed and said, “Alright, I understand.”
After thanking her, Celeste turned and left.
Not long after returning to the company, she was informed that Wynn and Harvey had come again.
Their last meeting with Wynn was just incidental. Neither she nor Matthias had ever considered working with the Locket family.
Upon hearing the news, Matthias directly instructed his staff to send them away.
Shortly after, Matthias received a phone call. Seeing the caller ID, he glanced at Celeste.
Celeste looked up. “Trevor?”
“Yes.”
Already guessing the purpose of the call, Celeste ignored it and continued working.
Matthias answered, “Mr. Fleming.”
On the other end, Trevor said, “Mr. Yoder, how about a meal together later?”
Matthias didn’t bother with pleasantries. “Mr. Fleming, this call is on behalf of the Locket family, isn’t it?”
Trevor replied, “Yes.”
Matthias chuckled and stated clearly, “Mr. Fleming, YodaVision will never collaborate with the Locket family. I don’t think I need to explain why.”
Before Trevor could respond, he added, “Furthermore, the proposal Fleming Group submitted last time was excellent. However, if we were to collaborate, I have one condition–you must guarantee that no one from the
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Lockets or the Shaws will have any involvement with our project.
“If that can’t be ensured, then there’s nothing more to discuss. Mr. Fleming, have I made myself clear?”
Trevor responded, “Very clear.”
“Good. Goodbye then, Mr. Fleming.” With that, Matthias hung up.
Trevor did not call back.
In the following days, even the Fleming Group remained silent. It seemed as though Trevor was willing to forgo the opportunity to collaborate for Wynn’s sake.
And in reality, that was exactly the case.
Two or three days later, Matthias heard that Fleming Group had established a project team for a new development, with both the Lockets and the Shaws involved.
While it was a pity not to collaborate with Fleming Group, there were still plenty of other companies of a similar scale.
YodaVision didn’t necessarily need Fleming Group.
On Friday night, Zachary returned.
