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After lunch, they spent several more hours in discussion, and by the end of the day, the two companies had preliminarily established a collaborative relationship.
Two days later, Celeste and Matthias went to Trevor’s tech company, InnovaTech, to negotiate the contract terms.
At InnovaTech, they were greeted by Henry and a core executive, Jonathan Knox.
However, Jonathan arrived slightly later. Upon entering the meeting room, he immediately apologized to Celeste and Matthias.
“Sorry for the delay. I was upstairs in a meeting with Mr. Fleming. My apologies for being late.”
So, Trevor was at InnovaTech?
Celeste considered this silently as she and Matthias shook hands with Jonathan. “It’s fine,” she replied.
Once Jonathan joined, they resumed discussing the contract
A short while later, the door opened, and someone entered.
Celeste and Matthias didn’t pay much attention at first. They assumed it was just another employee. However, when Henry and Jonathan noticed the person, they quickly stood and greeted her.
“Ms. Locket.”
Celeste paused.
Looking up, she saw Wynn.
Matthias frowned as well.
Wynn glanced at Celeste briefly before saying to Henry and Jonathan, “I’m just here to have a look. Don’t mind me. Carry on with your work.”
Both men nodded repeatedly, though they still instructed their secretary to serve Wynn coffee with the utmost
respect
Their warm and deferential demeanor made it clear they regarded Wynn as though she were the company’s future
boss.
Wynn also greeted Matthias, “Mr. Yoder.”
“Ms. Locket,” Matthias replied with a nod.
Wynn accepted the coffee poured by Charlotte Kemp, Jonathan’s secretary, and took a seat in the chair they had specifically brought over for her. After sipping the coffee, she set the cup down. Her gaze fell on the contract nearby.
“May I take a look?” she asked.
“Of course,” Jonathan said with a smile.
Seeing Celeste and Matthias glance over, Jonathan explained, “Ms. Locket is Mr. Fleming’s girlfriend. When it comes to signing contracts, Mr. Fleming never hides anything from her.”
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The implications was clear–Wynn was considered an insider, and there was no need to worry about confidentiality breaches
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Matthies smiled. “With that assurance, we can rest easy.
Celeste, however, kept her head down and said nothing.
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Trevor’s home office had always been off–limits to her due to company confidentiality. The butler, Peter, had informed her of this on her very first day at the villa,
In all her years there, she had never once stepped foot inside.
Yet Wynn could freely review confidential company documents, and this was widely acknowledged at InnovaTech.
This only further highlighted the depth of Trevor and Wynn’s relationship.
Wynn, who was aware of the red from Matthias and Celeste, understood they weren’t just concerned about
confidentiality. They were likely astonished by the intimacy she shared with Trevor.
After finishing her review of the document, Wynn glanced at Celeste, who kept her head lowered. Celeste was avoiding eye contact. Smiling, Wynn took another sip of coffee.
Sitting there, her demeanor was that of a supervising boss partner.
Matthias observed this and, during a pause when Jonathan was amending a section of the contract, asked, “Ms. Locket, don’t you plan to work at InnovaTech?
Wynn put down her cup and met his gaze directly.
suddenly
“Trevor has asked me if I’d like to work here, but I prefer relying on myself. I don’t want to take shortcuts, so I declined.”
Before Matthias could respond, Jonathan interjected with a laugh.
“Ms. Locket, you’re far too modest. We all know you’re a top talent in the Al field. Even if you and Mr. Fleming are close, no one here would think you’re taking a shortcut. On the contrary, if you were to join our company, we’d work much more efficiently. Ms. Locket, why not reconsider?”
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