Chapter 618
Perhaps having anticipated her response, Trevor smiled slightly and said, “fordyn will come along, too.”
Celeste paused. “Jordyn too?”
They were going to discuss business. Bringing a child along-
“He knows about our relationship,” Trevor said.
Celeste froze for a moment.
There was no need to think too hard to know who had told him.
She didn’t know why Trevor would share such things with his friend, but she didn’t ask. She only said, “Alright.”
After eating a little, Celeste went upstairs,
light makeup, then got into Trevor’s car and headed out with them.
Trevor’s friend was Quincy Stone,
an
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early
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30s.
He had met Jordyn before. After greeting Jordyn and Trevor, he smiled and extended his hand to Celeste.
“I’ve heard a lot about you-” 3
He paused, then continued, “I’ll call you Ms. Rodriguez, if that’s alright?”
Celeste shook his hand. “Of course.”
After a brief exchange of pleasantries and once they were seated, Quincy smiled and said to Celeste, “I used to think Jordyn didn’t look that much like Trevor. He once said Jordyn resembled her mother more. Seeing you today, I realize he was right. No wonder Jordyn is so pretty.”
Celeste didn’t expect Trevor to talk about things like this with his friends.
She smiled faintly. “You flatter me, Mr. Stone.”
Perhaps because Trevor had explained their situation in detail–knowing they were preparing to divorce, and also knowing about Wynn–aside from mentioning Jordyn earlier, Quincy never steered the conversation toward Trevor and Celeste’s personal relationship.
The rest of the time, they focused almost entirely on the potential collaboration.
When it came to business, the three of them got along quite well. Both Quincy and Trevor were highly capable, knowledgeable, and experienced.
Celeste found the conversation genuinely enjoyable and gained quite a bit from it.
They talked for nearly two hours, and both sides still felt there was more to discuss.
But Quincy had other matters to attend to. After exchanging contact information, he left first.
Watching him go, Trevor turned to Celeste. “Interested?”
Celeste didn’t answer. But she was, in fact, somewhat tempted.
At that moment, Jordyn tugged at her hand.
She’d spent most of the afternoon listening to the adults talk and had been terribly bored.
Now she clung to Celeste and said in a sweet, coaxing voice, “Mom, I want to go play. Will you go with me?”
Celeste knew Jordyn must have been bored earlier while they discussed business.
Her heart softened. “Alright.”
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As she spoke, she glanced at Trevor, signaling for
him not to come along
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But he seemed not to notice her look at all and said, “Where do you want to go? We can decide in the car.”
Jordyn beamed. “Okay!”
With no choice, Celeste followed them into the car.
The vehicle quickly pulled out of the parking lot, so she didn’t notice that Wynn and Harvey had already seen them when they arrived at the parking area.
They said nothing.
They were there to discuss a potential partnership that day. And the party they were seeking to cooperate with was also present. Naturally, the other party saw Trevor as well. As for Celeste, they didn’t get a clear look at her, but they weren’t foolish. Seeing Wynn and Harvey’s reactions, and noticing Trevor leaving a meal with a young woman and a little girl, their intimacy obvious, they immediately drew their own conclusions.
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The other party smiled and said on the spot, “I’ll think about the cooperation. I have something else to attend to, so I’ll be leaving first.”
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