The Scent of 173

Chapter 173

At the restaurant, seeing the Locket and Shaw families approaching, Celeste remained expressionless.

Matthias, on the other hand, muttered under his breath, “What a small world.”

The Locket and Shaw families were delighted to see Matthias.

Harvey greeted him with a smile, “Mr. Yoder, we meet again.”

Matthias responded with a faint smile, “Yes”

Harvey suggested, “Since we’ve run into each other, why don’t we dine together?”

Earlier on the phone, Harvey had already wanted to invite Matthias for a meal. Now that they’d met by chance, he naturally didn’t want to miss the opportunity.

Matthias replied, “No need. This is my personal time. Maybe next time.”

“Well… Alright, next time then.” Since Matthias had declined, Harvey couldn’t insist.

Matthias nodded and said to Celeste, “Let’s go.”

Celeste nodded as well. Without sparing the Locket and Shaw families another glance, she followed him upstairs.

Watching them leave, Lennox frowned. “Wynn told me that Matthias has always kept his attitude lukewarm toward her because of Celeste. Do you think he’ll refuse to work with us on the YodaVision project because of her?”

Given Matthias‘ Indifferent attitude, it was a real possibility.

Lilian commented lightly, “There’s still some time before the bidding for the YodaVision projects. Nothing is set In stone yet, so anything is possible.”

Mason chuckled, “Exactly. Wynn and Trevor’s relationship couldn’t progress because of Mrs. Fleming Senior’s interference. But now, things have suddenly turned around, haven’t they? So, we shouldn’t lose hope. There’s still a chance.”

The turnaround he was referring to was Trevor and Celeste’s impending divorce.

Hearing this, Patricia’s mood brightened.

None of them, including Wynn, had known about this until Miles had casually mentioned it to her.

Later, they found out that the divorce papers were taking longer than expected to process.

Trevor hadn’t told Wynn because he didn’t want her to worry. He had planned to surprise her once everything was finalized.

Thinking of this, Patricia beamed. “Trevor has wanted a divorce for a long time. Now that Wynn got injured saving him, he’s ignoring his grandma’s objections and insisting on divorcing Celeste. He truly cares for Wynn.”

“Yes, all of Wynn’s patience is finally paying off. Her happy days are just around the corner.“”

“Indeed.”

Hearing this, Lilian and Harvey also smiled.

But then, looking in the direction where Celeste and Matthias had left, Patricia’s smile faded a little. “That Celeste surely doesn’t want a divorce. What if, in the end, it doesn’t go through?”

Gillan 1 equeson uned aid. “Too viat Vyom told me Trevor usually makes his own decisions. The reason He hadn’t dived befom was that he was waiting for the right time–he didn’t want to upset his grandma.

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“He’s made in his mind, so the chances of the dice going through are very high.”

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Aher stepping out of the elevato, Crest and Mathias were about to head to their private dining room when three tall figuntes walked toward them.

Seeing them. Matthias’s face deckened “Am I cursed today?” he muttered. Why did he keep running into people

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The free men space them as well and greeted Matthias Matthias, what a coincidence.”

Mattias formed a smile “Yeah quite the coincidence.”

a añmoon. Jorge had called Marnies, hoping to invite him to dinner and discuss a potential collaboration.

But now they can into each other ignoring Celeste, Jorge suggested, “Since we’re all here, why not have a meal

Later added with a laugh. “Teah, it’s been a while since we last had one together.”

“No stanics. “Mamies said with a smile. “I have things to. It’s not convenient.”

Then he looked at the third min. “Caleb, how come you’re free today?”

Caleb Fennings strongly handsome face remained impassive. “I took a few days off.”

Marias nodded, not wanting to continue the conversation. “Let’s leave the meal for another time. We have

sno do.”

Caleb simply nodded in response

Then Mames and Celeste beaded into their private dining room.

they had walked some distance away, Caleb finally spoke. “Did one of you offend him?”

Manishad made it obvious, but his attitude clearly showed he wasn’t interested in engaging with them.

Interlocked puzzled “I don’t think so.”

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Jorge frowned but said nothing

Inside their private room, Xavier took a sip of tea and commented, “I have to say, Matthias is pretty impressive. If those two projects go through, his net worth will skyrocket.”

Caleb responded coolly, “He’s always been smart. He was mentored by Zachary, and his field of study happened to align perfectly with industry trends, and he’s highly capable. His success is only natural. ”

Then he turned to Jorge. “I heard from Xavier that you were once interested in the woman by Matthias‘ side but quickly moved on.

“Moving on is one thing, but why do you seem to dislike her now? Did she do something?”

Earlier, Jorge hadn’t even looked at Celeste. His dislike was so apparent that it was impossible to ignore.

Mentioning how he had once been captivated by Celeste’s beauty and presence was now something Jorge didn’t want to hear. It annoyed him.

He frowned and said, “Can we not talk about her? Let’s just order.”

Caleb shrugged and dropped the topic.