The Breaking Point of Love Novel

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 remember what happened the last time . Madam Locket said in front of everyone that 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 times . " But not once have you ever taken the initiative , in public , to call me your daughter . " She paused here , her tone cold and distant as she looked him straight in the eye . " So , Mr.

Locket , what exactly do you think you can say to me now ? " Celeste laid bare the reality - there was no affection left between them as father and daughter . Howard froze . Before he could respond , a chuckle sounded from behind him . Matthias's voice followed . " Exactly . Things have already come to this - Mr . Locket , what do you really think you can say to Cel ? Howard frowned . " Mr. Yoder , this is between me and Cel- " " ' ' Cel ' ? " Matthias laughed .

" You call her that so intimately , yet I don't recall you ever addressing her that way in front of others Everything that needed to be said had already been made clear . Celeste didn't want to continue the conversation . She turned to Matthias and said , " Let's go . " Seeing the coldness and detachment in her eyes , Howard suddenly realized that she truly no longer saw him as her father . Without looking back , Celeste headed upstairs . Howard barely got a word in the entire time .

But with Matthias present , it wasn't the right time to try to persuade her anyway . All he could do was watch helplessly as she walked away . Once they were in the elevator , Matthias said with a sneer , " After all they've done , he still has the audacity to come groveling and talk about father - daughter bonds . Shameless . " Celeste simply smiled and said , " I'm used to it . " When Howard returned home , the Lockets and the Shaws immediately asked him about how it went with Celeste .

Chapter 420 +25 BONUS How could he not understand what Celeste's words had meant ? He shook his head . " She wouldn't listen . " Erin frowned deeply . Celeste had been right . Howard had approached her this time to prevent her from targeting them again and causing them to lose another key project . Linda scoffed , " This time was just a fluke . So what if she managed to steal the project from us once ? It's not like she has the ability to do that every time .

Isn't this giving her too much credit ? " 2 She was right . But it was not the likely case that hurt one . It was the unlikely one that caught one off guard . With Celeste now at Matthias ' side , if something like this happened again , it would be them who suffered . So , it was still best to avoid it from happening again . So , even though Linda was often reckless , this particular point was something everyone agreed with , including Lilian and Wynn .

Celeste might seem capable now , but there was no way Matthias would back her on everything . And even if he did , they didn't believe she had the power to sabotage them every single time . 3 So , Wynn added , " We don't need to overreact . Just be a bit more cautious and keep an eye on her when we're working on projects . " 1 Howard nodded . " That's all we can do now . "