The Scent of 140

Chapter 140

Jorge asked, “Are you familiar with that woman?”

Hearing him mention Celeste, Wynn’s fingers briefly tightened on the keyboard. She instinctively thought he might be interested in her.

Celeste was indeed beautiful. But recalling what she had overheard at the auction that day, along with Jorge’s current attitude, she quickly realized she had been mistaken.

Expressionless, she replied, “Not really. Why?”

Jorge glanced in Celeste and Matthias’s direction and said, “Judging by how she talks with Matthias, she seems quite capable.”

Wynn said indifferently, “I’m not sure, but I heard she only has a bachelor’s degree.”

“Only a bachelor’s degree?”

“Mm.”

That explained a lot. With a lower academic background than Wynn and lacking the same striking charm, it was understandable that she would feel insecure about Matthias being taken away.

Celeste’s nervousness

enemy, always assuming other women were trying to seduce her boyfriend? That was a real

neutral attitude toward Celeste shifted into

a moment, glanced through the glass window at Jorge and Wynn inside the

for a few seconds, he leaned in close to Celeste

was focused on processing data, and it took her a second to register who

matter. After answering, she simply pulled Matthias back

sooner they finished, the

poor choice.” That was the end

noticing Matthias glancing their way, assumed he was looking at Wynn. And when he saw Celeste frown and pull Matthias away,

into a technical

looked over, she found that both he and the InnovaTech engineers were completely

better, she would have thought Celeste was some kind

thought, Wynn

through until after 5:00 pm before finally

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