At that moment, the door to another elevator slid open, and out came Miles. Celeste was surprised to see him. She didn’t expect him to be here at the hot spring retreat.
However, Martha and Trevor weren’t surprised at all. Obviously, they knew about Miles‘ presence.
Miles saw Celeste and raised an eyebrow. Then, he swiftly turned to Martha and asked enthusiastically, “Are you leaving already, Mrs. Fleming Senior? Aren’t you going to have lunch before you go?”
The Fleming family and the Quinton family shared a close bond, so Martha had known Miles since he was a little boy. She flashed him a loving smile and said, “I won’t be joining you guys. Go ahead and have fun.”
All of them sent Martha to the entrance and saw her left. After her car drove into the distance, Jordyn merrily asked, “What are you doing here, Mr. Quinton?”
Miles bent over and pinched Jordyn’s fair cheeks. “Your dad asked me to be here. I came here immediately after I greeted your grandma. What do you think? Aren’t I a good friend to you?”
“Dad asked you here?”
“Yeah.” Miles smiled and said, “I even informed Beck and Wynn to come here as soon as I knew your grandma was going away. They’re already on their way, and they should be here in a while. Does that make you happy?”
Miles deliberately cast a glance at Celeste as he spoke.
Celeste caught his gaze, and she was aware that he wanted her to hear this.
Naturally, Jordyn was happy about it. She was about to nod but became mindful of her mother’s presence. She hesitated a little and raised her head to look at Celeste.
Celeste acted as if she didn’t see it. Instead, she rubbed Jordyn’s head and said, “Have fun with them. I’m going home.”
At the next moment, Celeste turned around and left without gracing Trevor and Miles with a gaze.
Miles noticed how nonchalant Celeste’s expression was after she heard what he said. She didn’t exhibit any signs of unease or concern. It was as if she didn’t care about it at all.
Jordyn was still standing there, so Miles couldn’t speak plainly. He watched Celeste’s retreating figure and leaned in closer to Trevor. He whispered, “What’s the matter?”
Trevor remained unfazed and asked, “Did you come here alone?”
“Hell, no. This is the hot spring we’re talking about here. Lone–wolfing this would’ve been no fun. Of course, I brought my hot babe along…‘
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Before Miles finished his sentence, he paused briefly and turned his head sideways. He looked at Trevor and said, Wait a minute. You are diverting the topic.”
Trevor didn’t deny it. “Here comes your hot babe.”
At the next moment, a tall, pretty woman appraoched them Her bathrobe was opened, revealing the sexy bikini underneath.
After returning to her room, Celeste changed into something more comfortable and sat by the table. She turned on her laptop and started studying the projects displayed during the last technology exposition.
After half an hour, Celeste compiled the information she get from here. An idea suddenly popped into her mind,
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and she called Matthias. “Are you free to talk?“!
“I’m attending a masquerade ball now. What’s up?”
Celeste told Matthias about her idea.
He wore an expression that was both solemn and excited. “Give me a minute. I’m going back now.”
“Alright.” After she hung up the phone, Celeste continued to focus on her work. Some time had passed, and she suddenly heard chattering from downstairs.
Celeste was stunned. Beck and Wynn must’ve arrived. She rose to her feet and shut the window.
At that moment, Celeste felt peckish. She used the phone to order a meal, and the staff told her it would be ready
soon.
Once Celeste’s meal was prepared in the kitchen, the staff immediately took it up to her room.
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