Chapter 420

When Celeste saw Howard, there wasn’t a trace of surprise on her face.

The city’s smart traffic project was crucial to the Locket family’s tech company, and yet she had swooped in at the last moment and taken it. How could they possibly sit still and do nothing?

Besides, this wasn’t going to be the last time she made a move like this..

She would strike again when the time was right. 4

Now that the bidding had ended and the project was in YodaVision’s hands, there was no way the Locket family could snatch it

back.

So, if she guessed correctly, Howard had come to see her to prevent similar things from happening again in the future.

And how would he try to persuade her?

By appealing to emotion, of course. Because that would cost nothing. 1

But Celeste had no interest in playing along with such false sentimentality.

She turned around and cut Howard off when he was about to speak

I’m not her granddaughter. You’ve been living in Baumond for over half a year now, and I’ve run into you more than a few

ever taken the initiative, in public, to call me

here, her tone cold and distant as she looked him straight in the eye.

the reality–there was no affection left

could respond, a chuckle sounded

Things have already come to this–Mr. Locket, what do you really think you can say to

Yoder, this

call her that so intimately, yet I don’t recall you ever addressing her that

to be said had already been made

to continue the conversation. She turned

in her eyes, Howard suddenly realized that she truly no longer saw him as

looking back, Celeste headed

got a word

with Matthias present, it wasn’t the right time to try to persuade her

was watch helplessly

Matthias said with a sneer, “After all they’ve done, he

said, “I’m used

Lockets and the Shaws

Chapter 420

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