Chapter 661
The Harper Corporation and Fleming Group banquets were scheduled for the same evening, held on different floors of the same
hotel.
Celeste and Matthias went to the Fleming Group banquet first.
As soon as Trevor learned they had arrived, he came out to greet them personally.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Matthias promptly waved him off. “Mr. Fleming, since you have matters to attend to, you should go ahead. There’s no need to be overly courteous with us.”
Trevor nodded. “Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Yoder. If either of you needs anything, feel free to let me know.”
After greeting Celeste as well, Trevor went off to receive other guests.
Although Trevor had stayed at their banquet for quite a while the night before, Celeste and Matthias didn’t plan to linger too long at the Fleming Group event.
Still, they waited until the banquet was halfway through before heading upstairs to the Harper Corporation banquet.
When Beck saw Celeste arrive, he was clearly pleased. A smile appeared on his handsome face almost immediately. “You’re here.
Matthias said apologetically, “Sorry, Mr. Harper. We chatted downstairs for a bit and ended up coming late.”
“It’s fine. Completely understandable,” Beck replied.
He wanted to talk more with Celeste, but there were many guests at the Harper Corporation banquet as well. Before he could say much, he had to excuse himself.
Celeste and Matthias chatted with a few others.
Matthias glanced around the room and suddenly thought of something. “Wynn hasn’t shown up? At this hour, whether it’s the Fleming Group or Harper Corporation banquet, she hasn’t appeared at all.” 1
Only then did Celeste realize that, despite being at both banquets for quite some time, she truly hadn’t seen Wynn all night.
She really wasn’t that concerned about Wynn anymore. Hearing this, she simply replied calmly, “Maybe something came up, and she couldn’t make it. Or she’ll arrive later.”
“What could possibly be keeping her busy?” Matthias said.
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“Isn’t her top priority being lovey–dovey with Trevor? Besides, even if InnovaTech or Locket Tech is hosting banquets tonight, with her personality, she’d definitely stop by here at least once before leaving. There’s no way she wouldn’t show up at all.”
Matthias’s reasoning did make sense. However…
“Maybe something really came up, and she hasn’t arrived yet,” Celeste said.
Matthias thought so too.
As for Wynn’s prolonged absence from both the Fleming Group and Harper Corporation banquets, neither he nor Celeste considered any other possibility.
They could only assume that Wynn must have been delayed by something important.
Someone else who belatedly noticed Wynn hadn’t appeared that evening was Miles.
At that moment, he had just come upstairs to the Harper Corporation banquet hall.
Unable to hold back, he asked Beck, “By the way, Beck–why hasn’t Wynn come tonight? I didn’t see her downstairs either. Did
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something happen?” 2
Beck hadn’t given Wynn an invitation, so it was perfectly normal that she didn’t appear at his banquet.
What surprised him was that she hadn’t shown up at the Fleming Group banquet either.
After a brief thought, he said, “Tonight is also the banquet for Locket Tech. She might not have time to come over until later.”
“That makes sense,” Miles replied.
After that, they didn’t continue the topic.
A moment later, Trevor also came up.
After exchanging a few words with Beck, he glanced toward Celeste and Matthias, who were chatting with others not far away.
At that moment, Miles said, “Beck and I were just talking about getting together after the New Year. Want to discuss a time later?
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Trevor withdrew his gaze and smiled. “Sure.”
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
