The Breaking Point of Love

Chapter 384

Before Trevor could respond, his phone rang.

He stepped outside to take the call, and by the time he returned, the food was being served.

Miles‘ question was left hanging–brushed aside just like that.

Right now, the author of the paper that engineers in the country and abroad were scrambling to read was sitting right in front of them.

As the meal progressed, Rodney and his students couldn’t help but ask Celeste questions as they skimmed through the paper’s core content and experimental data.

Whether they asked about specific parts of the paper or about broader problems that had puzzled them in their own research, Celeste responded to everything fluently and confidently.

Wynn watched in silence. Her heart was calm.

Watching Celeste speak so assuredly with Rodney and the others actually seemed like she did know what she was talking about.

But was that really possible?

Given Matthias‘ capabilities, if he was willing to credit Celeste as first author, then he must have ensured she was thoroughly prepared. 1

At first, when she heard Matthias say Celeste was the lead author, she had been utterly shocked.

paper really was Celeste’s independent research, as Matthias claimed, then wouldn’t that mean she was even more

that be

She wasn’t Matthias.

geniuses in the world but not

most likely, the paper was actually Matthias‘ work,

Celeste, watching her chat confidently with Rodney and the others, before

Linda were thinking along

hot–tempered, grew furious watching Celeste carry on like she

from standing up and exposing “the truth“. But since neither Lilian nor Wynn said anything,

also inwardly questioned Celeste’s abilities. But seeing Rodney’s focused, genuinely excited expression while speaking to her, he started to

Celeste really

meal lasted

Celeste and

to Trevor and said apologetically,

problem. The reason I invited everyone to lunch today was to let everyone get to

began to disperse, Beck finally found a chance to say a few words

“Congratulations.”

“Thank you,” Celeste replied.

over just to congratulate Celeste, didn’t think much of it–assuming he was just