The Breaking Point of Love

Chapter 333

Caleb was a little surprised when he saw Celeste. He called gut, “Ms. Rodriguez?”

Celeste nodded. “Hello, Mr. Jennings.”

Caleb smiled, glancing at her. “Are you stationed here for work now?”

She shook her head. “No, my mentor asked me to come assist with something”

That made him pause.

Very few people had the authority to bring in outside personnel.

Then, Caleb remembered her close relationship with Matthias and how the two weren’t romantically involved.

It clicked “Your mentor… is Mr. Newman?”

“Yeah,” Celeste answered with a slight nod.

So, she was really one of Zachary’s students, just like Matthias,

He hadn’t even thought to connect those dots until now.

However, if she were Zachary’s student, everything suddenly made a lot of sense.

Like why Matthias had gone out of his way at the banquet to credit her to YodaVision’s recent breakthrough, or why his father had paid such close attention to her. It wasn’t just at his grandfather’s art exhibition but also at the forum Jorge attended.

have known her background

one of Zachary’s students alone wouldn’t have

Unless-

two headline–making projects from

possibility hit Caleb all at

stared at

and she never sought attention. He had never guessed someone so unassuming

found a spot in the cafeteria and

long are you staying on base

will depend on my

“Feels like it’s been months since I saw you outside of work.

pilots don’t exactly

of a lunch break either. After a brief conversation, he excused himself and headed

saw her again two days later

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a live simulation pitting human pilots against Al–controlled jets.

the researchers immediately got to work, tweaking algorithms and diving into another

Caleb walked into her department, he spotted her among the flurry of focused

notice

looked up, she gave a polite nod and then returned to her screen

for nearly ten days before