The Scent of 379

Chapter 379

As soon as she finished speaking, before Caleb could responkl, Celeste’s communicator rang.

Seeing the message on the device, she quickly said, “Something urgent came up at the data center, I have to go,” and hurried off.

The next morning, Celeste left the military base.

After taking a day off to rest at home, she returned to work at YodaVision.

YodaVision had officially begun its collaboration with Fleming Tech. The day she returned to YodaVision, Matthias happened to be heading there for a meeting.

Previously, when negotiating the contract with Trevor, she could step aside and let Matthias or Joseph handle the discussions.

But this new project between YodaVision and Fleming Tech required her direct involvement to move forward.

This meeting was to discuss core technology cooperation between the two companies. So, after returning to YodaVision, Celeste accompanied Matthias to the Fleming Group.

Along with them were Kieran and other technical staff.

Just as they reached the meeting room entrance, Trevor, his two assistants, and Zeke were approaching from the other direction.

Trevor greeted Matthias politely.

Since Celeste had left Fleming Group, Zeke had barely seen her. However, Jacob had mentioned that she was now working at YodaVision.

Matthias had already been to Fleming Group two or three times recently, but Celeste hadn’t come along on those visits.

So, they had assumed she wouldn’t be showing up at Fleming Group again–yet here she was.

Naturally, Trevor also noticed Celeste and Kieran.

But whether it was toward Celeste or Kieran, he acted as though he didn’t know them–just glanced over and then looked away, walking into the meeting room with Matthias.

Kieran had no interest in letting others know he was acquainted with Trevor either. So, Trevor’s distant demeanor suited him perfectly.

Celeste and Zeke had gotten along fairly well in the past.

Seeing him again after so long, she gave a small nod and greeted him, “Mr. Jackson, long time no se

“Long time no see.”

Kieran noticed and asked, “You two know each other?”

“I used to work here,” Celeste replied.

Kieran didn’t know about her relationship with Trevor.

Hearing that, he just assumed she had just been a regular engineer at Fleming Group and didn’t think much of it.

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Besides, they had work to do, so it wasn’t the right time to chat. So, he didn’t press the matter.

As soon as Celeste and Kieran sat down, someone else walked in.

It was Rodney Miller, a professor from Yardley University. He was also involved in the Fleming Group’s project.

“Apologies for keeping everyone waiting.”

“We just arrived too.”

At this point, Rodney turned his gaze to Matthias.

Just being known as Zachary’s student was already enough to attract attention. And lately, Matthias had been making waves in the AI field–so much so that anyone working in AI would definitely know who he was.

Seeing him, Rodney smiled and said, “You must be Mr. Yoder. You’re truly an outstanding young talent. I’ve been wanting to meet you, but we kept missing each other. I’m glad to finally meet you today.”

Matthias replied, “You flatter me, Professor Milford.”

After a bit of polite small talk, the meeting formally began.

Celeste focused entirely on the discussions.

When the meeting touched on core collaboration content and technical aspects, the conversation was led by Matthias, Fleming Group’s technical leads, and Rodney.

Celeste, Kieran, and the others sat off to the side, taking notes silently.

The meeting started around 9:00 am and lasted until nearly noon.

After the meeting ended, Trevor treated everyone to lunch.

As they exited the meeting room, Rodney turned to Trevor and said, “Speaking of which, it’s been a while since I last saw Wynn. I heard she’s staying in Baumond now, so there might be even fewer chances to meet in the future.

“I’d like to invite her to join us–would that be okay with you and Mr. Yoder?”

Hearing that Rodney was from Yardley University, Matthias already guessed he might know Wynn. He responded with a faint smile, “I don’t mind.”

Trevor asked, “You two know each other?”

“I mentored her during university,” Rodney said with a smile.

“Even back then, she showed impressive talent in this field. Now that she’s become Professor Sweeney’s student, it’s clear she’s lived up to expectations.”

Trevor then said, “I’ll get in touch with her.”

Half an hour later, when Celeste, Trevor, and Matthias arrived at the restaurant, Wynn, Linda, and the others were just getting out of the car.

Seeing Rodney, Wynn quickly approached and greeted him, “Professor, long time no see.”

After exchanging greetings, Rodney looked at Matthias and smiled, “Mr. Yoder, you and Wynn must already know each other?”

Matthias glanced at Wynn and said, “Yes, we’ve met.”

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Rodney smiled again. “You’re both rising stars in the field. You should definitely exchange ideas more often.”

Wynn had noticed the look Matthias had just given her.

She frowned slightly.

She had thought that, now that he knew she was Cayden’s student, he would look at her differently–with more respect.

After all, if they talked about their field, she and Matthias would have plenty of common ground. But that look he gave her just now was no different from how he used to look at her. (1)

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