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Just now, Matthias had called her to say that he had arranged for a lawyer, and she would be meeting them
tomorrow morning
Celeste needed to finalize the divorce as soon as possible.
Beck knew she had misunderstood, but he didn’t correct her. He simply responded, “Alright.”
At this point, Celeste assumed he was about to hang up. But when he didn’t, she asked in confusion, “Mr. Harper,
is there anything else?”
Beck could tell that her voice was calm-there was no trace of the pain, sorrow, or turmoil he had expected.
But... Was that really the case? Or was she just suppressing her emotions?
When he remained silent for two or three seconds, Celeste prompted, “Mr. Harper? Are you still there?”
He snapped back to reality and replied, “Yes.”
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Celeste asked again, “Is there anything else?” Then, without hesitation, she added, “I have other matters to
handle. If there's nothing else, I'll be hanging up.”
Beck had no choice but to say, “Alright.”
Without further conversation, Celeste ended the call.
Zachary had taken a liking to one of her recent research ideas. A few days ago, he had messaged her, asking her
to organize her content.
He offered to review it and, if there were no issues, guide her in submitting it to a journal.
She had been very busy with InnovaTech and YodaVision recently, so this project had seen little progress. Now
that she finally had sfree time, she wanted to get it done as soon as possible.
With that thought, she put her phone aside and opened her laptop.
After hanging up, Beck called Miles back and asked, “Trevor wants a divorce and full custody of Jo. She must
have disagreed, right? Are they preparing for a legal battle?”
The reason Miles had called him earlier was precisely to discuss this matter.
He quickly replied, “No! She agreed! Whether it was the divorce or custody, she didn’t object at all. She just
signed the papers. She was completely calm-I| swear, it’s like | saw a ghost!”
Hearing this, Beck was equally shocked. This wasn’t something Celeste would do.
Just like Miles, he also found it hard to believe that Celeste would so easily give up custody of Jordyn. It didn’t
make sense.
Miles asked, “So, what do you think is going on?” Before Beck could answer, Miles continued, “Could it be that
she’s using this to gain Trevor's sympathy? Trying to make him feel guilty?”
Beck had no answer. He couldn't deny the possibility-knowing how deeply Celeste felt for Trevor, it wasn’t out of
the question.
After a moment of silence, he asked, “What about Trevor? How did he react?”.
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Miles said, “Trevor was definitely surprised. During dinner ht the manor, | could tell he was paying more attention
to Celeste than usual.
“Damn, if my guess is right, Celeste is really playing a smart ghere. Can't underestimate her!”
Beck replied coolly, “Or maybe... She truly wants a divorce.
Miles paused. “You mean Celeste?” He let out a dismissive laugh. “No way. She's liked Trevor since she was a
teenager. After all these years, there's no way she’d willingly leave him.”
Beck's words carried a deeper meaning. “People change.”
Miles insisted, “I still don’t believe it.”
Then, changing the subject, he said, “Anyway, this is good news for Trevor. When you get back from your trip,
and once Wynn has recovered a bit, we should celebrate.”
Only then did he notice that Beck had fallen unusually silent
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