The Scent of 131

Chapter 131

Neither Celeste nor Trevor spoke again.

Celeste’s younger cousins had rarely seen Trevor before. Now that they were seeing him in person, they couldn’t help but look at him with curiosity.

As someone who had held a position of power for years, Trevor exuded authority effortlessly, even without trying. When he noticed their gazes, he glanced at them briefly.

Unable to meet his eyes, they instinctively looked away, not daring to stare any longer.

Trevor showed no reaction to this, nor did he make any effort to exchange pleasantries. He simply shifted his gaze . away, calm and indifferent.

Trevor was the man Celeste loved. She had thrown herself into this love headfirst, and after all these years, she still couldn’t escape.

Given the way Trevor had treated his own niece for so long, it was impossible for Ivan not to harbor resentment toward him.

However, what could he do?

The Rodriguez family was powerless against Trevor.

Now that Trevor was here, as the host, Ivan had no choice but to extend the standard courtesies given to any guest.

He stood up, raised his glass, and said, “I wasn’t expecting Mr. Fleming to come. If there’s anything lacking in our hospitality, please forgive us.”

Hearing this, Trevor also picked up his glass and stood up. He clinked glasses with Ivan and replied, “Mr. Rodriguez, you’re too polite.”

He addressed him as “Mr. Rodriguez” not “Uncle Ivan“.

As soon as the words left his mouth, everyone noticed the deliberate choice. He had no intention of acknowledging the Rodriguez family as his own.

Celeste had known this for a long time. And now, she neither wanted nor needed him to accept her family.

She knew he had only come because of Martha.

With a cold tone, she said, “We appreciate Grandma’s kindness. If you have other matters to attend to, you may leave.”

If he stayed, he would only make the atmosphere more uncomfortable.

Trevor responded flatly, “I’m not in a rush.”

Celeste frowned, unsure of what he meant.

But Trevor didn’t continue speaking to her. Instead, he turned to Zachary and said, “Recently, our company has been developing a new feature that enables products to achieve complete invisibility, evading all radar detection. Mr. Newman, would you be interested in learning more?”

“All radar?” Zachary paused, his expression turning serious

Then, he looked over and said, “Go on.”

Trevor didn’t seen worried about revealing sensitive information and began discussing the details with Zachary.

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Celeste hadn’t expected Trevor to start talking to her mentor about such things. But just by listening to their conversation, she could tell that Trevor had an exceptional understanding of AI technology.

If it was something that even Zachary found intriguing, how could Celeste and Matthias not be interested?

At first, they had only been half–listening. But before they knew it, they had become so engrossed that they even forgot to eat.

Initially, Ivan wanted to remind them to eat while listening but seeing how focused they were–afraid of missing even a single detail–he decided not to interrupt them.

Before this, aside from Celeste, no one here had been particularly familiar with Trevor. Moreover, his presence wasn’t exactly welcomed.

Under such circumstances, one would expect him to feel awkward. Yet somehow, he had managed to turn the conversation into his domain.

Of course, tonight’s main focus was Betty.

Trevor knew better than to steal the spotlight.

After a few minutes of discussion, he said, “If Mr. Newman is interested in learning more, perhaps we can schedule a time to continue this conversation in detail?”

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