The Scent of 128

Chapter 128

Celeste was sitting beside Zachary,

He was still talking to Betty, and he hadn’t spared her a glance yet.

Celeste turned a little to Matthias. “Thank you, Matthias.”

She could tell that Betty was in a much better mood after Zachary came.

“There’s no need to thank me.” Matthias shrugged. “Mr. Newman just happened to reply to me regarding the project you came up with not long ago. Then I told him about this, and he came. So, really, you should be thanking yourself.”

As Celeste was about to speak, she heard someone mention Trevor’s name.

Hesitating for a moment, she turned around, only to see Trevor at the entrance.

With all eyes on him, he approached Betty with steady steps. “Happy birthday.”

Then, he handed the gift box to her and said, “Just in case the first gift wasn’t to your taste, I brought another. I hope you like it.”

Betty didn’t realize Trevor would attend at all.

Yet his arrival didn’t bring joy to her..

Sure, the Shaws were shameless, but without his support, they wouldn’t have the nerve to act so boldly here in Baumond.

With so many people watching, Betty accepted the gift politely. “Thank you, that’s very thoughtful of you,” she voiced indifferently.

Then, she turned to the waiter and asked, “Could you set an extra place at the table?”

Trevor remained unfazed by Betty’s indifference. Noticing Zachary aside, he greeted calmly, “Hello, Mr. Newman.

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Zachary gave him a quick nod.

As Celeste looked his way, he met her eyes. Trevor instructed the waiter to place a chair between Celeste and Zachary, then settled into his seat.

The guests here wasted no time spreading the news that Zachary was there to celebrate Betty’s birthday after he had arrived.

It took less than two minutes for the news to reach the Shaws‘ side.

The guests at the Shaw residence were all shocked.

“The Rodriguez family has connections this strong?”

“I don’t know. Oh, that’s Matthias Yoder in the photo, right? And the beautiful lady by his side is actually Mr. Rodriguez’s niece? I don’t recall Mr. Rodriguez ever mentioning this. Well, that clears things up. If she’s Mr. Rodriguez’s niece, it makes perfect sense.”

“What do you mean?”

“She and Matthias went to the tech expo together recently. They’re clearly close–maybe something big is coming.

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The Yoders were a prestigious family, and YodaVision was doing exceptionally well. Apparently, Zachary had great expectations for Matthias as well.

If Ivan’s niece and Matthias really got together, it would significantly boost the Rodriguez family’s connections.

With that, the Rodriguez family was still not to be underestimated.

Neither the Locket family nor the Rodriguez family anticipated that Zachary would make an appearance at Betty’s birthday party, a

Watching the guests reassess their relationship with the Rodriguez family due to Matthias and Zachary’s presence, the Shaws couldn’t hide their displeasure.

Linda wasn’t one to keep up with national news. She was aware Wynn wanted to learn from someone, but since she wasn’t interested, she didn’t remember the person’s name.

She asked, “Is Zachary someone influential? Why are they so surprised?”

Wynn replied expressionlessly, “He’s a globally influential figure in the AI field and also someone who could speak for the country. He’s my ideal mentor.”

Linda was stunned. “That’s impressive.”

Seconds later, she added, “So, was this the reason why Uncle Harvey was so angry with Celeste for making you lose the chance to meet with this important figure?”

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