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Of course, that was just a joke. There was no way Matthias would actually let Celeste pay.

Besides, he was also worried that Zachary might find out he had taken Celeste out drinking at a bar. So, after settling the bill at the counter, he left with her.

The next day at noon, Celeste drove to Zachary’s villa to pick him up.

Once Zachary got in the car, she asked, “Mr. Newman, where are we going?”

Zachary gave her an address.

Half an hour later, they arrived at a restaurant. A waiter led them to a private dining room.

When they pushed the door open, two men were already seated inside. Both were middle–aged men with imposing presences.

Seeing them enter, the two men stood up. “You’re here.”

Zachary, as indifferent as ever, introduced them, “Theodore Robinson, Harold Jennings. My student, Celeste Rodriguez.”

One held a high–ranking position in the military, while the other was a major figure in

toward Celeste was warm. They extended their hands to

shook their hands

and Harold chuckled and gestured for

she was seated, Theodore said, “We’ve heard about you for years. We’ve always hoped Mr. Newman would introduce us, but

happen to have some free time these days, we thought we’d invite you to a meal and finally meet you in

polite conversation, they began discussing more serious

quietly, eating and drinking tea, rarely joining

hour later, Theodore poured Celeste a cup of

down the teapot and gazed at her with deep, experienced eyes. Yet, his expression

“Yes,

indeed.” Harold, catching on immediately to Theodore’s meaning, interjected with

moment before answering, “I’m married” Though she’d get a divorce

speaking to, it wasn’t appropriate to discuss her personal affairs, so she didn’t

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through her eyes–subtle but telling. It suggested her marriage had issues. Which meant there was a good

their sons might